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International Astronomical Union: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Moon Nomenclature: Landing Site Name

See LANDING SITE NAME in the descriptor terms page for additional information.

 
 

NAME                LAT    LONG       DIAM  CT  ET  MAP     QUAD      AS    AD  REF  FT  ORIGIN

Apennine Front    25.9N    3.7E        6.0  EU  IT  41B4    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Baby Ray           9.1S   15.4E        0.0  NA  AM  78D2    S2         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Bear Mountain     20.0N   30.7E        0.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Bench              3.2S   23.4W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 12 site.                    
Block              3.2S   23.4W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 12 site.                    
Bowen-Apollo      20.3N   30.9E        0.0  NA  AM  43D1    S2         5  1973    0  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Bridge            26.0N    3.6E        1.0  NA  AM  41B4    S4         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Bront\:e          20.2N   30.7E        0.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Camelot           20.2N   30.7E        1.0  EU  GB  43D1    S2         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Cinco              9.1S   15.5E        0.0  NA  AM  78D2    S2         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Cochise           20.2N   30.8E        1.0  NA  AM  43D1    S2         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Cone               3.7S   17.4W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 14 site.                    
Crescent           2.9S   23.4W        1.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 12 site.                    

NAME                LAT    LONG       DIAM  CT  ET  MAP     QUAD      AS    AD  REF  FT  ORIGIN

Doublet            3.7S   17.5W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 14 site.                    
Dune              26.0N    3.7E        0.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Earthlight        26.1N    3.7E        0.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Elbow             26.0N    3.6E        0.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Emory             20.1N   30.8E        1.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
End                8.9S   15.6E        0.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Falcon            20.4N   30.3E        0.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973    0  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Family Mountain   20.4N   30.3E        7.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Flag               9.0S   15.5E        0.0  NA  AM  78D2    S2         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Flank              3.7S   17.4W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 14 site.                    
Gator              9.0S   15.6E        1.0  NA  AM  78D2    S2         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Halfway            9.0S   15.5E        0.0  NA  AM  78D2    S2         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Halo               3.2S   23.4W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 12 site.                    

NAME                LAT    LONG       DIAM  CT  ET  MAP     QUAD      AS    AD  REF  FT  ORIGIN

Head               3.0S   23.4W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 12 site.                    
Hess-Apollo       20.1N   30.7E        1.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Horatio           20.2N   30.7E        0.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Index             26.1N    3.7E        0.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Kiva               8.6S   15.5E        1.0  NA  PU  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Lara              20.4N   30.5E        0.0  NA  AM  43D1    S2         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Last              26.1N    3.7E        0.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Light Mantle      20.2N   30.8E        4.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Mackin            20.1N   30.7E        0.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site. (Spelling          
                                                                                         changed from                       
                                                                                         Mackin-Apollo.)                    
Middle Crescent    3.2S   23.4W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 12 site.                    
Nansen-Apollo     20.1N   30.5E        1.0  NA  AM  43D1    SI         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
North Complex     26.2N    3.6E        2.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    

NAME                LAT    LONG       DIAM  CT  ET  MAP     QUAD      AS    AD  REF  FT  ORIGIN

North Massif      20.4N   30.8E       14.0  EU  FR  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
North Ray          8.8S   15.5E        1.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Old Nameless       3.7S   17.5W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 14 site.                    
Palmetto           8.9S   15.5E        0.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Plain             26.2N    3.6E        2.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Plum               9.0S   15.5E        0.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Powell            20.2N   30.8E        1.0  NA  AM  43D1    S2         5  1973   60  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Ravine             8.9S   15.6E        1.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Rhysling          26.1N    3.7E        0.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Scarp             20.3N   30.6E        8.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Sculptured        20.3N   31.0E        8.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
Hills                                                                                    Apollo 17 site.                    
Shakespeare       20.2N   30.8E        1.0  EU  GB  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Sharp-Apollo       3.2S   23.4W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 12 site.                    

NAME                LAT    LONG       DIAM  CT  ET  MAP     QUAD      AS    AD  REF  FT  ORIGIN

Sherlock          20.2N   30.8E        0.0  EU  GB  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Shorty            20.2N   30.6E        0.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Smoky Mountains    8.8S   15.6E        3.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Snowman            3.2S   23.4W        1.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 12 site.                    
South Cluster     26.0N    3.7E        2.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
South Massif      20.0N   30.4E       16.0  EU  FR  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
South Ray          9.2S   15.4E        1.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Spook              9.0S   15.5E        0.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Spot               9.0S   15.5E        0.0  NA  AM  78D2    S2         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Spur              25.9N    3.7E        0.1  NA  AM  41B4    S4         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
St. George        26.0N    3.5E        2.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Statio             0.8N   23.5E        0.0  EU  LA  60      LM         5  1970   60  LF  "Tranquility Base",              
Tranquillitatis                                                                          Apollo 11 landing site.            
Steno-Apollo      20.1N   30.8E        1.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    

NAME                LAT    LONG       DIAM  CT  ET  MAP     QUAD      AS    AD  REF  FT  ORIGIN

Stone Mountain     9.1S   15.6E        5.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Stubby             9.1S   15.5E        1.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Surveyor           3.2S   23.4W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 12 site.                    
Taurus-Littrow    20.0N   31.0E       30.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
Valley                                                                                   Apollo 17 site.                    
Terrace           26.1N    3.7E        0.0  NA  AM  41B4    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 15 site.                    
Tortilla Flat     20.2N   30.7E        1.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Trap               9.1S   15.4E        1.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
Trident           20.2N   30.8E        0.0  NA  AM  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Triplet            3.7S   17.5W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 14 site.                    
Van Serg          20.2N   30.8E        0.0  NA  AM  43D1    S2         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Victory           20.2N   30.7E        1.0  NA  AM  43D1    S2         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    
Weird              3.7S   17.5W        0.0  NA  AM  76      LAC        5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 14 site.                    
Wessex Cleft      20.3N   30.9E        4.0  EU  GB  43D1    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 17 site.                    

NAME                LAT    LONG       DIAM  CT  ET  MAP     QUAD      AS    AD  REF  FT  ORIGIN

West               0.8N   23.5E        0.0  NA  AM  60      LM         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 11 site.                    
Wreck              9.1S   15.5E        1.0  NA  AM  78D2    S1         5  1973   59  LF  Astronaut-named feature,         
                                                                                         Apollo 16 site.                    
 

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