KUON GEO

The Moon, named after Switzerland

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
Montes Alpesmons334.5 kmNamed from terrestrial Alps.
Vallis Alpesvalley155.4 km"Alpine Valley."
Dorsum Heimdorsum146.8 kmAlbert; Swiss Earth scientist (1849-1937).
Balmercrater136.3 kmJohann Jakob; Swiss mathematician, physician (1825-1898).
Zwickycrater126.1 kmFritz; Swiss astrophysicist (1898-1974).
Emdencrater114.6 kmRobert; Swiss astrophysicist, meteorologist (1862-1940).
Rima Eulerrille105 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Guyotcrater98.3 kmArnold Henry; Swiss-born American geographer, geologist (1807-1884).
Dorsa Arganddorsum91.9 kmÉmile; Swiss geologist (1879-1940).
Dorsum Bucherdorsum84.7 kmWalter Herman; American geologist (1889-1965).
Byrgiuscrater84.5 kmBurgi, Joost; Swiss horologist (1552-1632).
Mons Kochermons67 kmEmil Theodor; Swiss surgeon, Nobel Prize winner 1909 (1841-1917).
Pictetcrater60 kmPictet-Turretin, Marc-Auguste; Swiss physicist (1752-1825).
Guillaumecrater56.8 kmCharles Edouard; Swiss metallurgist; Nobel laureate (1861-1938).
Saussurecrater54.6 kmHorace Benedict De; Swiss geologist (1740-1799).
Ritzcrater53.8 kmWalter; Swiss physicist (1878-1909).
Brunnercrater50.7 kmWilliam Otto; Swiss astronomer (1878-1958).
Cysatuscrater47.8 kmCysat, Jean-Baptiste; Swiss mathematician, astronomer (1588-1657).
Dorsum Nigglidorsum47.8 kmPaul; Swiss Earth scientist (1888-1953).
Bernoullicrater47.3 kmJacques; Swiss mathematician (1654-1705); Jean; Swiss mathematician (1667-1748). (Spelling changed from Bernouilli.)
Deluccrater45.7 kmJean Andre; Swiss geologist, physicist (1727-1817).
Eulercrater26 kmLeonhard; Swiss mathematician (1707-1783).
Kochercrater24 kmEmil Theodor; Swiss surgeon, Nobel Prize winner 1909 (1841-1917).
Promontorium Agassizpromontorium18.8 kmJean Louis Rodolphe; Swiss zoologist, geologist (1807-1873).
Hermanncrater15.9 kmJacob; Swiss mathematician (1678-1733).
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