KUON GEO

The Moon, named after Sweden

25 named features. The International Astronomical Union records why each name was chosen, and those reasons are printed below exactly as they were approved.

FEATURES · 25

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Hedincrater157.4 kmSven Anders; Swedish explorer (1865-1952).
Charliercrater109.9 kmCarl Wilhelm Ludwig; Swedish astronomer (1862-1934).
Lundmarkcrater103.4 kmKnut Emil; Swedish astronomer (1889-1958).
Wargentincrater84.7 kmPehr Wilhelm; Swedish astronomer (1717-1783).
Von Zeipelcrater83.4 kmEdvard Hugo; Swedish astronomer (1873-1959).
Dunércrater65.1 kmNils Christofer; Swedish astronomer (1839-1914).
Lexellcrater63.7 kmAnders Johan; Swedish-Russian mathematician, astronomer (1740-1784).
Lindbladcrater59.4 kmBertil; Swedish astronomer (1895-1965).
Tiseliuscrater53.8 kmArne Wilhelm Kaurin; Swedish biochemist; Nobel laureate (1902-1971).
Nobelcrater50.9 kmAlfred Bernhard; Swedish inventor (1833-1896).
Berzeliuscrater48.5 kmJöns Jacob; Swedish chemist (1779-1848).
Gyldéncrater48.2 kmJohan August Hugo; Swedish astronomer (1841-1896).
Rydbergcrater48 kmJohannes Robert; Swedish physicist (1854-1919).
Gullstrandcrater45.1 kmAllvar; Swedish ophthalmologist; Nobel laureate (1862-1930).
Bergstrandcrater43 kmCarl Östen Emanuel; Swedish astronomer (1873-1948).
Arrheniuscrater40.9 kmSvante August; Swedish chemist; Nobel laureate (1859-1927).
Celsiuscrater39 kmAnders; Swedish astronomer (1701-1744).
Rima Hansteenrille30.9 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Mons Hansteenmons30.7 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Bergmancrater22.5 kmTorbern Olof; Swedish chemist, mineralogist, astronomer (1735-1784).
Svedbergcrater15.3 kmTheodor; Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1926 (1884-1971).
Fredholmcrater13.4 kmErik Ivar; Swedish mathematician (1866-1927).
Angströmcrater9.6 kmAnders Jonas; Swedish physicist (1814-1874).
Scheelecrater4.7 kmCarl Wilhelm; Swedish chemist (1742-1786).
Linnécrater2.2 kmCarl von; Swedish botanist (1707-1778).
Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA