Target: The Moon

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Every civilization has had a name for the satellite of Earth that is known, in English, as the Moon. The Moon is known as Luna in Italian, Latin, and Spanish, as Lune in French, as Mond in German, and as Selene in Greek.

* The Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature contains the lettered craters on the Moon from NASA Reference Publication 1097, NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature, by Leif E. Andersson and Ewen A. Whitaker, 1982. Some spellings in the NASA 1097 have been changed to match the IAU-approved spellings of the parent craters.

Moon Images With Names

• 1:1 million-scale Lunar Orbiter
• 1:1 million-scale shaded relief and color-coded topography
• 1:10 million-scale shaded relief and color-coded topography

Related Resources from USGS Astrogeology

Interactive Images & Maps

• Map-a-Planet: Moon maps
• Lunar Map: Interactive map of the Moon with a variety of information available for viewing, such as nomenclature and geology, on the PIGWAD web site.

Downloads & Information

• Color-Coded Topography and Shaded Relief Map of the Lunar Near Side and Far Side Hemispheres
• Lunar Topography Data: Download data, view sample imagery, and get information on published maps.
• Lunar Geologic GIS Data: Download GIS data, view sample imagery, and get information on published maps on the PIGWAD web site.
• Maps & Globes Gallery: Moon

More Resources on the Web

• List of lettered lunar craters: from NASA RP 1097, the NASA catalogue of lunar nomenclature (originally published 1982)

GIS Downloads

These files are in the LOLA 2011 control network. (more information)
MOON_nomenclature.zip
MOON_nomenclature.kmz