KUON GEO

The Moon, named after The Netherlands (Dutch)

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

FEATURES · 49

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Vallis Snelliusvalley640 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Lorentzcrater378.4 kmHendrik Antoon; Dutch physicist; Nobel laureate (1853-1928).
Zeemancrater186.6 kmPieter; Dutch physicist; Nobel laureate (1865-1943).
Vertregtcrater172.8 kmMarinus; Dutch chemist (1897-1973).
Minnaertcrater137.3 kmMarcel Gilles Jozef; Dutch astronomer, astrophysicist (1893-1970).
Debyecrater127 kmPeter Joseph William; Dutch physicist, chemist; Nobel laureate (1884-1966).
Leeuwenhoekcrater125 kmAntony van; Dutch microscopist (1632-1723).
Brouwercrater119.6 kmDirk; American astronomer (1902-1966); Luitzen Egbertus Jan; Dutch mathematician (1881-1966).
Phocylidescrater115.2 kmJohannes Phocylides Holwarda (Jan Fokker); Dutch astronomer (1618-1651).
Van der Waalscrater113.4 kmJohannes Diderik; Dutch physicist; Nobel laureate (1837-1923).
van't Hoffcrater107.3 kmJacobus Hendricus; Dutch chemist; Nobel laureate (1852-1911).
Berlagecrater93.8 kmHendrik Petrus; Dutch geophysicist, meteorologist (1896-1968).
Vlacqcrater89.2 kmAdriaan; Dutch mathematician (c. 1600-1667).
Vening Meineszcrater88.7 kmFelix Andries; Dutch geophysicist, geodesist (1887-1966).
Gemma Frisiuscrater88.5 kmJemma, Reinier; Dutch doctor (1508-1555).
Snelliuscrater86 kmSnell, Willebrod van Roijen; Dutch mathematician, astronomer, optician (1580-1626).
Metiuscrater83.8 kmAdriaan Adriaanszoon; Dutch astronomer (1571-1635).
Fabriciuscrater78.9 kmGoldschmidt, David; Dutch astronomer (1564-1617).
Beijerinckcrater76.8 kmMartinus Willem; Dutch botanist (1851-1931).
Einthovencrater73.9 kmWillem; Dutch physiologist; Nobel laureate (1860-1927).
Kamerlingh Onnescrater70 kmHeike Kamerlingh Onnes; Dutch physicist; Nobel laureate (1853-1926).
Raimondcrater68.4 kmJean Jacques, Jr.; Dutch astronomer (1903-1961).
Pannekoekcrater67.5 kmAntonie; Dutch astronomer (1873-1960).
Buys-Ballotcrater66.4 kmChristoph Hendrik Diederik; Dutch meteorologist (1817-1890).
De Sittercrater63.8 kmWillem; Dutch astronomer (1872-1934).
Santbechcrater62.2 kmDaniel Santbech Noviomagus; Dutch mathematician, astronomer (unkn-fl. 1561).
Kramerscrater61.6 kmHendrik Anthony; Dutch physicist (1894-1952).
De Vriescrater57.5 kmHugo Marie; Dutch botanist (1848-1935).
Eijkmancrater56.4 kmChristiaan; Dutch doctor; Nobel laureate (1858-1930).
Kaisercrater53.2 kmFrederick; Dutch astronomer (1808-1872).
Zernikecrater50.7 kmFrits; Dutch physicist; Nobel laureate (1888-1966).
Kapteyncrater48.7 kmJacobus Cornelis; Dutch astronomer (1851-1922).
van Rhijncrater46.2 kmPieter Johannes; Dutch astronomer (1886-1960).
Rima Jansenrille45.1 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Woltjercrater44.5 kmJan; Dutch astronomer (1891-1946).
Van Gentcrater44.4 kmHendrik; Dutch astronomer (1900-1947).
Van den Berghcrater43.4 kmGeorge; Dutch astronomer (1890-1966).
Mons Huygensmons42 kmChristiaan; Dutch astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1629-1695).
Zanstracrater39.5 kmHerman; Dutch astronomer (1894-1972).
Nijlandcrater35.5 kmAlbertus Antonie; Dutch astronomer (1868-1936).
Van Wijkcrater31.1 kmUco; Dutch-American astronomer (1924-1966).
Steincrater30.7 kmJohann Willem Jakob Antoon; Dutch astronomer (1871-1951).
Drebbelcrater30.2 kmCornelius; Dutch inventor (1572-1634).
Kreikencrater29.4 kmEgbert Adriaan; Dutch astronomer (1896-1964).
Jansencrater24.2 kmJanszoon, Zacharias; Dutch optician (1580-c. 1638).
van Albadacrater22.9 kmGale Bruno; Dutch astronomer (1912-1972).
Hortensiuscrater14.2 kmHove, Martin van den; Dutch astronomer (1605-1639).
Fahrenheitcrater6.7 kmGabriel Daniel; Dutch physicist (1686-1736).
Lippersheycrater6.7 kmHans (Jan Lapprey); Dutch optician (unkn-1619).
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