List of craters on Venus

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This is a list of craters on Venus, named by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. All craters on Venus are named after famous women or female first names.<ref name="Gazetteer-Venus-Craterlist" /><ref name="Gazetteer-Categories" /> (For features on Venus other than craters see, list of montes on Venus and List of coronae on Venus.<ref name="Gazetteer-Target-Venus" />)

As of 2017, there are 900 named craters on Venus,<ref name="Gazetteer-Venus-Craterlist" /> fewer than the lunar and Martian craters but more than on Mercury.<ref name="Gazetteer-Mercury-Craterlist" /><ref name="Gazetteer-Moon-Craterlist" /><ref name="Gazetteer-Mars-Craterlist" />Template:Efn

Other, non-planetary bodies with numerous named craters include Callisto (141), Ganymede (131), Rhea (128), Vesta (90), Ceres (90), Dione (73), Iapetus (58), Enceladus (53), Tethys (50) and Europa (41). For a full list, see List of craters in the Solar System.


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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Abigail Template:Coord 18.4 1994 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Abika Template:Coord 14.5 1994 Mari first name Template:WGPSN
Abington Template:Coord 21.7 1994 Frances Abington, British actress Template:WGPSN
Abra Template:Coord 7.2 1997 Ewe first name Template:WGPSN
Adaiah Template:Coord 18 1994 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Adamson Template:Coord 27.2 1994 Joy Adamson, Austrian naturalist Template:WGPSN
Addams Template:Coord 87 1994 Jane Addams, American social reformer Template:WGPSN
Adivar Template:Coord 30.3 1991 Halide Edib Adıvar, Turkish author Template:WGPSN
Adzoba Template:Coord 10 1997 Ewe first name Template:WGPSN
Aethelflaed Template:Coord 20 1994 Ethelfleda, Mercian queen Template:WGPSN
Afiba Template:Coord 9.5 1997 Ewe first name Template:WGPSN
Afiruwa Template:Coord 5.2 1997 Hausa first name Template:WGPSN
Aftenia Template:Coord 7 1997 Moldavian first name Template:WGPSN
Afua Template:Coord 10 1997 Akan first name Template:WGPSN
Aglaonice Template:Coord 63.7 1991 Aglaonice, Ancient Greek astronomer Template:WGPSN
Agnesi Template:Coord 42.4 1991 Maria Agnesi, Italian mathematician Template:WGPSN
Agoe Template:Coord 6.3 1997 Ewe first name Template:WGPSN
Agrippina Template:Coord 38.6 1991 Agrippina the Elder, Roman empress Template:WGPSN
Ahava Template:Coord 10.4 1997 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Aigul Template:Coord 6 1997 Kalmykia first name Template:WGPSN
Ailar Template:Coord 8.2 1997 Turkish first name Template:WGPSN
Aimee Template:Coord 17 1994 French first name Template:WGPSN
Aisha Template:Coord 10.6 1997 Arabic first name Template:WGPSN
Aita Template:Coord 14 1994 Estonian first name Template:WGPSN
Akeley Template:Coord 23.4 1994 Delia Akeley, American explorer Template:WGPSN
Akhmatova Template:Coord 41.4 1985 Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet Template:WGPSN
Akiko Template:Coord 17.4 1994 Yosano Akiko, Japanese poet Template:WGPSN
Akosua Template:Coord 6.2 1997 Akan first name Template:WGPSN
Aksentyeva Template:Coord 42.5 1994 Zinaida Aksentyeva, Russian astronomer Template:WGPSN
Akuba Template:Coord 5.5 1997 Ewe first name Template:WGPSN
Al-Taymuriyya Template:Coord 19 1991 Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya, Egyptian author Template:WGPSN
Alcott Template:Coord 66 1991 Louisa May Alcott, American author Template:WGPSN
Alima Template:Coord 10.3 1994 Arabic first name Template:WGPSN
Alimat Template:Coord 13.5 1994 Osset first name Template:WGPSN
Alina Template:Coord 3.7 2009 Short form of French first name Adeline/Adelaide Template:WGPSN
Alison Template:Coord 14.4 1994 Irish first name Template:WGPSN
Alma Template:Coord 16.8 1994 Kazakh first name Template:WGPSN
Almeida Template:Coord 15.5 1985 Portuguese first name Template:WGPSN
Altana Template:Coord 6 1997 Kalmyk first name Template:WGPSN
Amalasuntha Template:Coord 15.4 1991 Amalasuntha, Ostrogoth queen Template:WGPSN
Amanda Template:Coord 12.5 1997 Latin first name Template:WGPSN
Amaya Template:Coord 34.5 1991 Carmen Amaya, Spanish dancer Template:WGPSN
Amelia Template:Coord 3.3 2009 Latin first name Template:WGPSN
Amenardes Template:Coord 27.9 1991 Amenardes, Egyptian princess Template:WGPSN
Aminata Template:Coord 9.7 1997 Mandinka first name Template:WGPSN
Anaxandra Template:Coord 20.4 1994 Anaxandra, Ancient Greek artist Template:WGPSN
Andami Template:Coord 28.9 1991 Azar Andami, Iranian physician and researcher Template:WGPSN
Andreianova Template:Coord 66.1 1994 Elena Andreianova, Russian ballerina Template:WGPSN
Anicia Template:Coord 38.2 1991 Anicia, Ancient Greek physician and poetTemplate:Efn Template:WGPSN
Annia Faustina Template:Coord 23.4 1991 Faustina the Younger, Roman empress Template:WGPSN
Antonina Template:Coord 13.8 1985 Russian first name Template:WGPSN
Anush Template:Coord 12.7 1994 Armenian and Persian first name Template:WGPSN
Anya Template:Coord 18.1 1985 Russian first name Template:WGPSN
Ariadne Template:Coord 23.6 1985 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Asmik Template:Coord 19.5 1994 Armenian first name Template:WGPSN
Astrid Template:Coord 10.5 1991 Scandinavian first name Template:WGPSN
Audrey Template:Coord 15.2 1994 English first name Template:WGPSN
Aurelia Template:Coord 31.1 1991 Aurelia, mother of Julius Caesar Template:WGPSN
Austen Template:Coord 45.1 1994 Jane Austen, British novelist Template:WGPSN
Avene Template:Coord 10 1997 Akan first name Template:WGPSN
Avviyar Template:Coord 20.6 1991 Avviyar, ancient Tamil poet Template:WGPSN
Ayana Template:Coord 13.8 1994 Altay first name Template:WGPSN
Ayashe Template:Coord 6.7 1997 Hausa first name Template:WGPSN
Ayisatu Template:Coord 7 1997 Fula first name Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Bachira Template:Coord 7.3 1997 Algerian first name Template:WGPSN
Badarzewska Template:Coord 29.6 1991 Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Polish composer Template:WGPSN
Bahriyat Template:Coord 5 1997 Kumyk first name Template:WGPSN
Baker Template:Coord 109 1994 Josephine Baker, American dancer Template:WGPSN
Bakisat Template:Coord 7.4 1997 Chechen first name Template:WGPSN
Balch Template:Coord 40 1994 Emily Balch, American economist Template:WGPSN
Ban Zhao Template:Coord 39 1991 Ban Zhao, Chinese historian Template:WGPSN
Baranamtarra Template:Coord 25.5 1994 Baranamtarra, Mesopotamian queen Template:WGPSN
Barauka Template:Coord 12.9 1997 Hausa first name Template:WGPSN
Barrera Template:Coord 27 1991 Oliva Sabuco, Spanish medical writer Template:WGPSN
Barrymore Template:Coord 56.6 1994 Ethel Barrymore, American actress Template:WGPSN
Barsova Template:Coord 76 1985 Valeria Barsova, Soviet singer Template:WGPSN
Barto Template:Coord 48 1985 Agniya Barto, Soviet poet Template:WGPSN
Barton Template:Coord 52.2 1991 Clara Barton, American Red Cross founder Template:WGPSN
Bascom Template:Coord 34.6 1994 Florence Bascom, American geologist Template:WGPSN
Bashkirtseff Template:Coord 36.2 1994 Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter and diarist Template:WGPSN
Bassi Template:Coord 31 1991 Laura Bassi, Italian physicist Template:WGPSN
Bathsheba Template:Coord 32.3 1994 Bathsheba, Hebrew queen Template:WGPSN
Batten Template:Coord 65 2000 Jean Batten, New Zealand aviator Template:WGPSN
Batya Template:Coord 9.3 1997 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Beecher Template:Coord 40.4 1994 Catharine Beecher, American author Template:WGPSN
Behn Template:Coord 25.4 1991 Aphra Behn, British writer Template:WGPSN
Bender Template:Coord 39.8 1997 Heidi Julia Bender, American child author and artistTemplate:Efn Template:WGPSN
Berggolts Template:Coord 29.5 1994 Olga Berggolts, Russian poet Template:WGPSN
Bernadette Template:Coord 12.8 1994 French first name Template:WGPSN
Bernhardt Template:Coord 25.3 1985 Sarah Bernhardt, French actress Template:WGPSN
Bernice Template:Coord 12.6 1997 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Berta Template:Coord 20 1985 Finnish first name Template:WGPSN
Bette Template:Coord 7.2 1994 German first name Template:WGPSN
Bickerdyke Template:Coord 36.3 1994 Mary Ann Bickerdyke, American nurse Template:WGPSN
Bineta Template:Coord 10.7 1997 Mandinka first name Template:WGPSN
Birute Template:Coord 22.3 1991 Lithuanian first name Template:WGPSN
Blackburne Template:Coord 30.5 1994 Anna Blackburne, British biologist Template:WGPSN
Blanche Template:Coord 12.3 2000 French first name Template:WGPSN
Blixen Template:Coord 20.8 1991 Karen Blixen, Danish writer Template:WGPSN
Bly Template:Coord 18.7 1994 Nellie Bly, American journalist Template:WGPSN
Boivin Template:Coord 20.4 1994 Marie Boivin, French medical researcher Template:WGPSN
Boleyn Template:Coord 70.4 1994 Anne Boleyn, English queen Template:WGPSN
Bonnevie Template:Coord 92.2 1991 Kristine Bonnevie, Norwegian biologist Template:WGPSN
Bonnin Template:Coord 28.5 1994 Gertrude Bonnin, aka Zitkala-Sa, Lakota social reformer Template:WGPSN
Boulanger Template:Coord 71.5 1991 Nadia Boulanger, French pianist Template:WGPSN
Bourke-White Template:Coord 33.6 1991 Margaret Bourke-White, American photo-journalist Template:WGPSN
Boyd Template:Coord 22 1994 Louise Arner Boyd, American explorer Template:WGPSN
Boye Template:Coord 28 1994 Karin Boye, Swedish writer Template:WGPSN
Bradstreet Template:Coord 36 1994 Anne Bradstreet, American poet Template:WGPSN
Bridgit Template:Coord 10 1991 Irish first name Template:WGPSN
Brooke Template:Coord 22.9 1985 Frances Brooke, English novelist Template:WGPSN
Browning Template:Coord 23.4 1985 Elizabeth Browning, British poet Template:WGPSN
Bryce Template:Coord 23.9 1994 Lucy Bryce, Australian medical pioneer Template:WGPSN
Buck Template:Coord 21.8 1991 Pearl S. Buck, American writer Template:WGPSN
Budevska Template:Coord 18 1991 Adriana Budevska, Bulgarian actress. Template:WGPSN
Bugoslavskaya Template:Coord 29.9 1994 Yevgenia Bugoslavskaya, Soviet astronomer. Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Caccini Template:Coord 38.1 1994 Francesca Caccini, Italian composer Template:WGPSN
Caitlin Template:Coord 14.7 1994 Irish first name Template:WGPSN
Caiwenji Template:Coord 22.6 1994 Cai Wenji, Chinese poet Template:WGPSN
Caldwell Template:Coord 51 1994 Taylor Caldwell, American author Template:WGPSN
Callas Template:Coord 33.8 1991 Maria Callas, American singer Template:WGPSN
Callirhoe Template:Coord 33.8 1991 Callirhoe, Greek sculptor Template:WGPSN
Caroline Template:Coord 18 1994 French first name Template:WGPSN
Carr Template:Coord 31.9 1994 Emily Carr, Canadian artist Template:WGPSN
Carreno Template:Coord 57 1991 Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan pianist Template:WGPSN
Carson Template:Coord 38.8 1991 Rachel Carson, American biologist Template:WGPSN
Carter Template:Coord 17.5 1994 Maybelle Carter, American singer Template:WGPSN
Castro Template:Coord 22.9 1994 Rosalía de Castro, Galician poet Template:WGPSN
Cather Template:Coord 24.6 1985 Willa Cather, American novelist Template:WGPSN
Centlivre Template:Coord 28.8 1994 Susanna Centlivre, English actress Template:WGPSN
Chapelle Template:Coord 22 1991 Georgette Chapelle, American journalist Template:WGPSN
Chechek Template:Coord 7.2 1997 Tuvan first name Template:WGPSN
Chiyojo Template:Coord 40.2 1991 Chiyojo, Japanese poet Template:WGPSN
Chloe Template:Coord 18.6 1994 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Cholpon Template:Coord 6.3 1997 Kyrgyz first name Template:WGPSN
Christie Template:Coord 23.3 1985 Agatha Christie, English author Template:WGPSN
Chubado Template:Coord 7 1997 Fulbe first name Template:WGPSN
Clara Template:Coord 3.2 2000 Latin first name Template:WGPSN
Clementina Template:Coord 4 2006 Portuguese form of Clementine, French first name Template:WGPSN
Cleopatra Template:Coord 105 1982 Cleopatra, Egyptian queen Template:WGPSN
Cline Template:Coord 38 1994 Patsy Cline, American singer Template:WGPSN
Clio Template:Coord 11.4 1997 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Cochran Template:Coord 100 1985 Jacqueline Cochran, American aviator Template:WGPSN
Cohn Template:Coord 18.3 1994 Carola Cohn, Australian artist Template:WGPSN
Colleen Template:Coord 13.5 1994 Irish first name Template:WGPSN
Comnena Template:Coord 19.5 1994 Anna Comnena, Byzantine princess and writer Template:WGPSN
Conway Template:Coord 49.3 1994 Lady Anne Finch Conway, English natural scientist Template:WGPSN
Cori Template:Coord 56.1 1991 Gerty Cori, Czech biochemist Template:WGPSN
Corinna Template:Coord 19.2 1994 Corinna, Greek poet Template:WGPSN
Corpman Template:Coord 46 1994 Elisabeth Koopman Hevelius, Polish astronomer Template:WGPSN
Cortese Template:Coord 27.7 1994 Isabella Cortese, Italian physician Template:WGPSN
Cotton Template:Coord 48.1 1985 Eugénie Cotton, French physicist Template:WGPSN
Cunitz Template:Coord 48.6 1991 Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer Template:WGPSN
Cynthia Template:Coord 15.9 1991 Greek first name Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
d'Este Template:Coord 21.6 1994 Isabella d'Este, Italian noblewoman Template:WGPSN
Dado Template:Coord 11.2 1997 Fulbe first name Template:WGPSN
Dafina Template:Coord 5.5 1997 Albanian first name Template:WGPSN
Danilova Template:Coord 48.8 1991 Maria Danilova and Alexandra Danilova, Russian ballet dancers Template:WGPSN
Danute Template:Coord 12.3 1994 Lithuanian first name Template:WGPSN
Daphne Template:Coord 15.5 1994 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Darline Template:Coord 13 1994 Anglo-Saxon first name Template:WGPSN
Dashkova Template:Coord 45.1 1985 Yekatrina Dashkova, Russian philologist Template:WGPSN
Datsolalee Template:Coord 17.5 1994 Datsolalee, Washoe artist Template:WGPSN
de Ayala Template:Coord 19 1994 Josefa de Ayala, Spanish painter Template:WGPSN
de Beausoleil Template:Coord 28.2 1994 Martine de Beausoleil, French earth science researcher Template:WGPSN
de Beauvoir Template:Coord 52.5 1991 Simone de Beauvoir, French writer Template:WGPSN
de Lalande Template:Coord 21.3 1991 Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, French astronomer Template:WGPSN
de Staël Template:Coord 25 1994 Anne de Staël, French writer Template:WGPSN
De Witt Template:Coord 20.7 1994 Lydia De Witt, American pathologist Template:WGPSN
Deborah Template:Coord 9.7 1997 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Defa Template:Coord 8.5 1997 Fulbe first name Template:WGPSN
Degu Template:Coord 5.5 1997 Adygan first name Template:WGPSN
Deken Template:Coord 48 1985 Agatha Deken, Dutch novelist Template:WGPSN
Deledda Template:Coord 32 1985 Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist Template:WGPSN
Delilah Template:Coord 18.5 1994 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Deloria Template:Coord 31.9 1991 Ella Deloria, Sioux Anthropologist Template:WGPSN
Dena Template:Coord 2.4 2000 Lithuanian first name Template:WGPSN
Denise Template:Coord 2 2006 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Devorah Template:Coord 4.8 1994 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Devorguilla Template:Coord 22.9 1991 Devorguilla Irish heroine Template:WGPSN
Dheepa Template:Coord 4.7 2000 Indian first name Template:WGPSN
Dickinson Template:Coord 67.5 1985 Emily Dickinson, American poet Template:WGPSN
Dinah Template:Coord 15.6 1994 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Dix Template:Coord 63.3 1994 Dorothea Dix, American social activist Template:WGPSN
Dolores Template:Coord 12.6 1985 Spanish first name Template:WGPSN
Domnika Template:Coord 6.7 1997 Moldavian first name Template:WGPSN
Doris Template:Coord 14.5 1994 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Dorothy Template:Coord 8.4 1997 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
du Chatelet Template:Coord 18.5 1994 Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician, physicist Template:WGPSN
Duncan Template:Coord 40.3 1985 Isadora Duncan, American dancer Template:WGPSN
Dunghe Template:Coord 5.5 1997 Kalmyk first name Template:WGPSN
Durant Template:Coord 21.1 1994 Ariel Durant, American writer Template:WGPSN
Duse Template:Coord 30.4 1994 Eleonora Duse, Italian actress Template:WGPSN
Dyasya Template:Coord 7.8 1997 Nganasan (Samoyed) first name Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Edgeworth Template:Coord 29 1985 Maria Edgeworth, Irish writer Template:WGPSN
Edinger Template:Coord 33.3 1994 Tilly Edinger, American geologist Template:WGPSN
Efimova Template:Coord 26.5 1985 Nina Simonovich-Efimova, Soviet painter Template:WGPSN
Eila Template:Coord 9.5 1997 Finnish first name Template:WGPSN
Eileen Template:Coord 16.1 1994 Irish first name Template:WGPSN
Eini Template:Coord 5.9 1997 Finnish first name Template:WGPSN
Elena Template:Coord 17.6 1994 Italian first name Template:WGPSN
Elenora Template:Coord 4.5 2003 German first name (variation of Eleanor) Template:WGPSN
Elizabeth Template:Coord 10.5 1997 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Ellen Template:Coord 14.6 1997 German first name Template:WGPSN
Elma Template:Coord 10.2 1997 Finnish first name Template:WGPSN
Elza Template:Coord 18 1994 Latvian first name Template:WGPSN
Emilia Template:Coord 12.5 1997 Swedish first name Template:WGPSN
Emma Template:Coord 11.8 1997 German first name Template:WGPSN
Enid Template:Coord 9.2 1997 Celtic first name Template:WGPSN
Erika Template:Coord 10.5 1985 Hungarian, German first name Template:WGPSN
Erin Template:Coord 13.6 1994 Irish first name Template:WGPSN
Erinna Template:Coord 33.8 1994 Erinna, ancient Greek poet Template:WGPSN
Erkeley Template:Coord 8 1997 Altai first name Template:WGPSN
Ermolova Template:Coord 60.9 1985 Maria Yermolova, Russian actress Template:WGPSN
Erxleben Template:Coord 31.6 1991 Dorothea Christiane Erxleben, German physician Template:WGPSN
Escoda Template:Coord 19.6 1994 Josefa Llanes Escoda, Philippine social reformer Template:WGPSN
Esmeralda Template:Coord 9.8 1997 Roma first name Template:WGPSN
Estelle Template:Coord 18.8 1994 Latin first name Template:WGPSN
Esterica Template:Coord 3.6 2003 Romanian first name Template:WGPSN
Esther Template:Coord 17.6 1994 Persian first name Template:WGPSN
Eudocia Template:Coord 27.5 1994 Aelia Eudocia, ancient Roman noblewoman Template:WGPSN
Eugenia Template:Coord 6 1997 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Evangeline Template:Coord 16 1994 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Evelyn Template:Coord 18 1997 Celtic first name Template:WGPSN
Evika Template:Coord 20.3 1994 Tatar first name Template:WGPSN
Ezraela Template:Coord 7.8 1997 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Faiga Template:Coord 9.6 1994 Anglo-Saxon first name Template:WGPSN
Faina Template:Coord 10 1997 Turkish first name Template:WGPSN
Farida Template:Coord 18 1994 Muslim first name from Arabic Template:WGPSN
Fatima Template:Coord 14.5 1994 Arabic first name Template:WGPSN
Faufau Template:Coord 7.8 1997 Polynesian first name Template:WGPSN
Fava Template:Coord 9.7 1997 Dunghan (Kyrgyzstan) first name Template:WGPSN
Fazu Template:Coord 6.1 1997 Avarian (Daghestan) first name Template:WGPSN
Fedorets Template:Coord 57.6 1985 Valentina Aleksandrovna Fedorets, Soviet astronomer Template:WGPSN
Felicia Template:Coord 11.5 1994 Latin first name Template:WGPSN
Ferber Template:Coord 23.1 1991 Edna Ferber, American writer Template:WGPSN
Fernandez Template:Coord 23.7 1985 Maria Antonia Fernandez, Spanish actress Template:WGPSN
Ferrier Template:Coord 29.1 1991 Kathleen Ferrier, English contralto singer Template:WGPSN
Feruk Template:Coord 8.3 1997 Nivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) first name Template:WGPSN
Festa Template:Coord 35.3 1991 Italian painter Template:WGPSN
Fiona Template:Coord 3.5 2003 Celtic first name Template:WGPSN
Firuza Template:Coord 6 1997 Persian first name Template:WGPSN
Flagstad Template:Coord 39.2 1991 Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian opera singer Template:WGPSN
Florence Template:Coord 10.5 1997 English first name Template:WGPSN
Flutra Template:Coord 6 1997 Albanian first name Template:WGPSN
Fossey Template:Coord 30.4 1994 Dian Fossey, American primatologist Template:WGPSN
Fouquet Template:Coord 47.8 1994 Marie Fouquet, French medical writer and charity worker Template:WGPSN
Francesca Template:Coord 17 1994 Italian first name Template:WGPSN
Frank Template:Coord 22.7 1991 Anne Frank, German diarist Template:WGPSN
Fredegonde Template:Coord 25.2 1991 Fredegund, Frankish queen Template:WGPSN
Frida Template:Coord 21.6 1985 Swedish first name Template:WGPSN
Frosya Template:Coord 9.8 1997 Russian first name Template:WGPSN
Fukiko Template:Coord 13.9 1994 Japanese first name Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Gabriela Template:Coord 17.5 1994 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Gahano Template:Coord 4.5 1997 Seneca first name Template:WGPSN
Gail Template:Coord 10 2006 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Galina Template:Coord 16.8 1985 Bulgarian first name Template:WGPSN
Galindo Template:Coord 23.8 1994 Beatrix Galindo, Spanish physician and educator Template:WGPSN
Gautier Template:Coord 59.3 1994 Judith Gautier, French poet and novelist Template:WGPSN
Gaze Template:Coord 33.3 1994 Vera Gaze, Soviet astronomer Template:WGPSN
Gentileschi Template:Coord 20.5 1994 Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter Template:WGPSN
Georgina Template:Coord 5.9 1997 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Germain Template:Coord 35.5 1991 Sophie Germain, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Template:WGPSN
Giliani Template:Coord 19.9 1994 Alessandra Giliani, Italian anatomist Template:WGPSN
Gillian Template:Coord 14.7 1994 Latin first name Template:WGPSN
Gilmore Template:Coord 21.3 1994 Mary Gilmore, Australian poet and journalist Template:WGPSN
Gina Template:Coord 14.6 1985 Italian first name Template:WGPSN
Giselle Template:Coord 10.4 1997 French first name Template:WGPSN
Glaspell Template:Coord 26.3 1994 Susan Glaspell, American writer Template:WGPSN
Gloria Template:Coord 20.7 1985 Portuguese first name Template:WGPSN
Godiva Template:Coord 30.7 1994 Lady Godiva Mercian noblewoman Template:WGPSN
Goeppert-Mayer Template:Coord 33.5 1991 Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German theoretical physicist Template:WGPSN
Golubkina Template:Coord 28.4 1985 Anna Golubkina, Soviet sculptor Template:WGPSN
Goncharova Template:Coord 30.3 1994 Natalia Goncharova, Russian avant-garde artist Template:WGPSN
Grace Template:Coord 19 1994 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Gražina Template:Coord 16.5 1994 Lithuanian first name Template:WGPSN
Greenaway Template:Coord 93 1991 Kate Greenaway, English children's book illustrator and writer Template:WGPSN
Gregory Template:Coord 18 1994 Isabella Augusta Gregory, Irish dramatist Template:WGPSN
Gretchen Template:Coord 20.8 1994 German first name Template:WGPSN
Grey Template:Coord 50 1994 Lady Jane Grey, English noblewoman and de facto monarch of England for 9 days Template:WGPSN
Grimke Template:Coord 34.8 1994 Sarah Grimké, American social reformer Template:WGPSN
Guan Daosheng Template:Coord 43.6 1994 Guan Daosheng, Chinese painter and calligrapher Template:WGPSN
Gudrun Template:Coord 13.3 1994 Norse first name Template:WGPSN
Guilbert Template:Coord 25.5 1991 Yvette Guilbert, French cabaret singer and actress Template:WGPSN
Gulchatay Template:Coord 9 1997 Arabic first name Template:WGPSN
Gulnara Template:Coord 5 1997 Persian first name Template:WGPSN
Guzel Template:Coord 7.3 1997 Turkish first name Template:WGPSN
Gwynn Template:Coord 32 1994 Nell Gwyn, Long-time mistress of King Charles II of England Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Hadisha Template:Coord 8.9 1997 Kazakh first name Template:WGPSN
Halima Template:Coord 8.9 1997 Hausa first name Template:WGPSN
Halle Template:Coord 21.5 1991 Wilhelmina Halle (Wilma Neruda), Austrian violinist Template:WGPSN
Hamuda Template:Coord 15.8 2000 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Hanka Template:Coord 5 1997 Czech first name Template:WGPSN
Hannah Template:Coord 19.8 1994 Hebrew first name Template:WGPSN
Hansberry Template:Coord 26.6 1994 Lorraine Hansberry, American playwright Template:WGPSN
Hapei Template:Coord 4.2 1997 Cheyenne (Oklahoma) first name Template:WGPSN
Hayashi Template:Coord 43.1 1985 Hayashi Fumiko, Japanese writer Template:WGPSN
Heather Template:Coord 11.5 1994 English first name Template:WGPSN
Heidi Template:Coord 15.2 1994 First name, form of Hester. Template:WGPSN
Helga Template:Coord 8.8 1997 Norwegian first name. Template:WGPSN
Hellman Template:Coord 34.7 1991 Lillian Hellman, American playwright Template:WGPSN
Heloise Template:Coord 38 1994 Heloise, French physician Template:WGPSN
Helvi Template:Coord 12.2 1997 Estonian first name. Template:WGPSN
Henie Template:Coord 70.4 1991 Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater Template:WGPSN
Hepworth Template:Coord 62.6 1991 Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor (1903–1975). Template:WGPSN
Higgins Template:Coord 40 1994 Marguerite Higgins, American journalist (1920–1966). Template:WGPSN
Hilkka Template:Coord 10.3 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN
Himiko Template:Coord 36.6 1991 Himiko, Japanese queen (4th century). Template:WGPSN
Hiriata Template:Coord 5 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Hiromi Template:Coord 6 1997 Japanese first name. Template:WGPSN
Holiday Template:Coord 27.7 1991 Billie Holiday, American singer (1915–1959). Template:WGPSN
Horner Template:Coord 25.2 1991 Mary Horner, English naturalist, geologist (19th century). Template:WGPSN
Howe Template:Coord 38.6 1994 Julia Howe, American biographer, poet (1819–1910). Template:WGPSN
[[Hsueh TTemplate:Wg-aposao (crater)|Hsueh TTemplate:Wg-aposao]] Template:Coord 21 1994 [[Hsüeh TTemplate:Wg-aposao]], Chinese poet, artist (c. AD 760). Template:WGPSN
Hua Mulan Template:Coord 24 1991 Hua Mulan, Chinese warrior (c. AD 590). Template:WGPSN
Huang Daopo Template:Coord 29.1 1991 Huang Daopo, Chinese engineer. Template:WGPSN
Huarei Template:Coord 8.5 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Hull Template:Coord 47.3 1994 Peggy Hull, American war correspondent (1889–1967). Template:WGPSN
Hurston Template:Coord 52.4 1994 Zora Hurston, American writer, anthropologist (1891–1960). Template:WGPSN
Hwangcini Template:Coord 30.2 1991 Hwang Jini, Korean poet (16th century) Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Icheko Template:Coord 5.9 1997 Evenk/Tungu first name Template:WGPSN
Ichikawa Template:Coord 31.4 1994 Fusae Ichikawa, Japanese feminist (1893–1981). Template:WGPSN
Ilga Template:Coord 10.8 1994 Latvian first name. Template:WGPSN
Imagmi Template:Coord 7.6 1997 Eskimo (Chukotka) first name. Template:WGPSN
Indira Template:Coord 16.6 1985 Hindu first name. Template:WGPSN
Ines Template:Coord 11.2 1997 First name, Galician-Portuguese and Spanish version of Agnes. Template:WGPSN
Inga Template:Coord 10 1997 Danish first name. Template:WGPSN
Ingrid Template:Coord 11.5 1994 Scandinavian first name. Template:WGPSN
Inira Template:Coord 16.5 1994 Eskimo first name. Template:WGPSN
Inkeri Template:Coord 10.1 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN
Iondra Template:Coord 7.9 1997 Selkup (Samoyed) first name. Template:WGPSN
Iraida Template:Coord 6.5 1997 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Irene Template:Coord 13.6 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Irina Template:Coord 15.2 1985 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Irinuca Template:Coord 8 1997 Romanian first name. Template:WGPSN
Irma Template:Coord 9.5 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN
Isabella Template:Coord 175 1994 Isabella I of Castile, Spanish queen (1451–1504). Template:WGPSN
Isako Template:Coord 13.5 1994 Japanese first name. Template:WGPSN
Isolde Template:Coord 11.9 1997 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Istadoy Template:Coord 5.4 1997 Tajik/Persian first name. Template:WGPSN
Ivka Template:Coord 14.9 1985 Serbo-Croatian first name. Template:WGPSN
Ivne Template:Coord 9 1997 Koryak (Kamchatka) first name. Template:WGPSN
Izakay Template:Coord 10.2 1997 Mari first name. Template:WGPSN
Izudyr Template:Coord 6.6 1997 Mari (Volga Finn) first name. Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Jaantje Template:Coord 7.8 1997 Dutch first name. Template:WGPSN
Jacqueline Template:Coord 16.5 1994 French first name. Template:WGPSN
Jadwiga Template:Coord 12.7 1985 Polish first name. Template:WGPSN
Jalgurik Template:Coord 7.5 1997 Evenk/Tungu first name. Template:WGPSN
Jamila Template:Coord 7.9 1997 Arabic first name. Template:WGPSN
Jane Template:Coord 10.2 1997 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Janice Template:Coord 10 1997 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Janina Template:Coord 9.3 1997 Polish first name. Template:WGPSN
Janyl Template:Coord 5.6 1997 Kyrgyz first name. Template:WGPSN
Jasmin Template:Coord 15.1 2000 Persian first name. Template:WGPSN
Jeanne Template:Coord 19.4 1985 French first name. Template:WGPSN
Jennifer Template:Coord 9.6 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Jerusha Template:Coord 17.2 1994 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Jex-Blake Template:Coord 31.6 1991 Sophia Jex-Blake, British pioneer woman physician (1840–1912). Template:WGPSN
Jhirad Template:Coord 50.2 1994 Jerusha Jhirad, Indian physician. Template:WGPSN
Jitka Template:Coord 13 1997 Slovakian first name. Template:WGPSN
Jocelyn Template:Coord 14 1994 German first name. Template:WGPSN
Jodi Template:Coord 10.2 1997 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Johanna Template:Coord 15.1 1994 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Johnson Template:Coord 24.5 1994 Amy Johnson, Australian aviator (1903–1941). Template:WGPSN
Joliot-Curie Template:Coord 91.1 1991 Irène Joliot-Curie, French physicist, Nobel laureate (1897–1956). Template:WGPSN
Joshee Template:Coord 37 1994 Anandibai Joshee, Indian pioneer physician (1865–1887). Template:WGPSN
Juanita Template:Coord 19.3 1994 Spanish first name. Template:WGPSN
Judith Template:Coord 16.6 1994 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Julie Template:Coord 13.5 1985 Czech, German first name. Template:WGPSN
Jumaisat Template:Coord 7.5 1997 Kumyk (Daghestan) first name. Template:WGPSN
Jutta Template:Coord 7 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Kafutchi Template:Coord 7.1 1997 Bantu first name. Template:WGPSN
Kahlo Template:Coord 35.6 1994 Frida Kahlo, Mexican artist (1910–1954). Template:WGPSN
Kaikilani Template:Coord 19.9 1994 Kaikilani, first female ruler of Hawaii, (c. 1555). Template:WGPSN
Kaisa Template:Coord 12 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN
Kala Template:Coord 17.4 1994 Koryak (Kamchatka) first name. Template:WGPSN
Kalombo Template:Coord 9.6 1997 Bantu first name. Template:WGPSN
Kanik Template:Coord 16.5 1994 Sakhalin first name. Template:WGPSN
Karen Template:Coord 10.5 1997 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Karo Template:Coord 7 1997 Maori first name. Template:WGPSN
Kartini Template:Coord 23.4 1991 Kartini, Javanese educator (1879–1904). Template:WGPSN
Kastusha Template:Coord 13 1997 Mordovian (Volga River Finn, Russia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Katrya Template:Coord 9.2 1997 Ukrainian first name. Template:WGPSN
Katya Template:Coord 10.5 1997 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Kauffman Template:Coord 25.5 1985 Angelica Kauffman, German painter (1741–1807). Template:WGPSN
Kavtora Template:Coord 9.8 1997 Afghan first name. Template:WGPSN
Kelea Template:Coord 24.5 1994 Chiefess of Maui, Keleanohoanaʻapiʻapi (c. 1450). Template:WGPSN
Kelila Template:Coord 5 1997 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Kelly Template:Coord 11.2 1994 Gaelic first name. Template:WGPSN
Kemble Template:Coord 23.6 1985 Fanny Kemble, English actress (1809–1893). Template:WGPSN
Kenny Template:Coord 52.7 1994 Elizabeth Kenny, Australian nurse, therapist (1880–1952). Template:WGPSN
Ketzia Template:Coord 14.6 1997 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Khadako Template:Coord 7.4 1997 Nenets (Samoyed) first name. Template:WGPSN
Khafiza Template:Coord 7 1997 Arabic first name. Template:WGPSN
Khatun Template:Coord 44.1 1985 Mihri Khatun, Turkish poet (1456–1514). Template:WGPSN
Khelifa Template:Coord 10.8 1994 Arabic first name. Template:WGPSN
Kimitonga Template:Coord 5 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Kingsley Template:Coord 26.6 1994 Mary Kingsley, English explorer, writer (1862–1900). Template:WGPSN
Kiris Template:Coord 13.3 1994 Latvian first name. Template:WGPSN
Kitna Template:Coord 15.3 1994 Kamchatka first name. Template:WGPSN
Klafsky Template:Coord 25.5 1994 Katharina Klafsky, Hungarian opera singer (1855–1896). Template:WGPSN
Klenova Template:Coord 141 1985 Maria Klenova, Soviet marine geologist (c. 1910–1978). Template:WGPSN
Kodu Template:Coord 10.5 1997 Wolof (W. Africa, Senegal) first name. Template:WGPSN
Koidula Template:Coord 67 1985 Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet(1843–1886). Template:WGPSN
Koinyt Template:Coord 11.7 1997 Nivkh (E. Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Kollado Template:Coord 5.5 1997 Fulbe first name. Template:WGPSN
Kollwitz Template:Coord 29.1 1991 Kathe, German artist (1867–1945). Template:WGPSN
Konopnicka Template:Coord 20.1 1994 Maria Konopnicka Polish poet (1842–1910). Template:WGPSN
Kosi Template:Coord 7.7 1997 Ewe first name. Template:WGPSN
Kristina Template:Coord 9.7 1997 Slavonic form of Christiana, Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Kumba Template:Coord 11.4 1997 Fulbe (W. Africa, Guinea) first name. Template:WGPSN
Kumudu Template:Coord 4.4 1997 Singalese first name. Template:WGPSN
Kuro Template:Coord 8.8 1997 Fulbe first name. Template:WGPSN
Kyen Template:Coord 5.2 1997 Bantu first name. Template:WGPSN
Kylli Template:Coord 13.2 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
La Fayette Template:Coord 39.6 1985 Marie la Fayette. Template:WGPSN
Lachappelle Template:Coord 36.8 1991 Marie Lachappelle, French medical researcher (1769–1821). Template:WGPSN
Lagerlöf Template:Coord 56 1985 Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish novelist (1858–1940). Template:WGPSN
Landowska Template:Coord 33 1985 Wanda Landowska, Polish harpsichordist (1877–1959). Template:WGPSN
Langtry Template:Coord 50.3 1994 Lillie Langtry, English actress (1853–1929). Template:WGPSN
Lara Template:Coord 3.4 1997 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Larisa Template:Coord 3.7 2007 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Laulani Template:Coord 12.4 1994 Hawaiian first name. Template:WGPSN
Laura Template:Coord 17.2 1985 Spanish, Italian first name. Template:WGPSN
Laurencin Template:Coord 29.8 1994 Marie Laurencin, French painter (1885–1956). Template:WGPSN
Lazarus Template:Coord 24.2 1994 Emma Lazarus, American poet (1849–1887). Template:WGPSN
Leah Template:Coord 12 1994 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Lebedeva Template:Coord 37.4 1994 Sarah Lebedeva, Soviet sculptor (1881–1968). Template:WGPSN
Lehmann Template:Coord 21.7 1991 Inge Lehmann, Danish geophysicist (1888–1993). Template:WGPSN
Leida Template:Coord 18.8 1994 Estonian first name. Template:WGPSN
Leila Template:Coord 18.8 1994 Arabic first name. Template:WGPSN
Lena Template:Coord 15.2 1985 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Lenore Template:Coord 15.5 1994 Greek first name (form of Helen). Template:WGPSN
Leona Template:Coord 3 2000 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Leonard Template:Coord 31.7 1994 Wrexie Leonard, American assistant to P. Lowell (1867–1937). Template:WGPSN
Leslie Template:Coord 7.2 1997 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Letitia Template:Coord 17.5 1994 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Leyster Template:Coord 45.8 1994 Judith Leyster, Dutch painter (1609–1660). Template:WGPSN
Lhagva Template:Coord 7.9 1997 Mongolian first name. Template:WGPSN
Li Qingzhao Template:Coord 22.8 1991 Li Qingzhao, Chinese essayist, scholar (1085–1151). Template:WGPSN
Lida Template:Coord 20.3 1991 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Lilian Template:Coord 13.5 1994 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Liliya Template:Coord 15 1985 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Lind Template:Coord 25.8 1985 Jenny Lind, Swedish singer (1820–1887). Template:WGPSN
Linda Template:Coord 7.1 1997 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Lineta Template:Coord 15.6 1994 Latvian first name. Template:WGPSN
Lisa Template:Coord 4.5 2006 Hebrew first name, short form of Elizabeth. Template:WGPSN
Liv Template:Coord 11.2 1997 Norwegian first name. Template:WGPSN
Loan Template:Coord 7.4 1997 Vietnamese first name. Template:WGPSN
Lockwood Template:Coord 22 1994 Belva Lockwood, American lawyer, feminist (1830–1917). Template:WGPSN
Lois Template:Coord 13.5 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Lonsdale Template:Coord 43 1994 Kathleen Lonsdale, English physicist, crystallographer (1903–1971). Template:WGPSN
Loretta Template:Coord 13.5 1994 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Lotta Template:Coord 11.8 1985 Swedish first name. Template:WGPSN
Lu Zhi Template:Coord 8.3 1997 Chinese first name. Template:WGPSN
Lucia Template:Coord 16 1994 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Lullin Template:Coord 25.1 1991 Maria Lullin, (1751–1822) wife of the Swiss entomologist François Huber (1750–1831). Template:WGPSN
Lydia Template:Coord 15.2 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Lyon Template:Coord 12.4 1994 Mary Lyon, American educator, college president (1797–1849). Template:WGPSN
Lyuba Template:Coord 12.4 1997 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Lyudmila Template:Coord 14.1 1985 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Ma Shouzhen Template:Coord 18.9 1994 Ma Shouzhen, Chinese poet, painter (1592–1628). Template:WGPSN
Maa-Ling Template:Coord 6 1994 Chinese first name. Template:WGPSN
MacDonald Template:Coord 17.6 1994 Flora MacDonald, Scottish Jacobite. Template:WGPSN
Madeleine Template:Coord 16 1994 French first name. Template:WGPSN
Madina Template:Coord 6.3 1997 Kabarda first name. Template:WGPSN
Mae Template:Coord 7.5 1997 Greek first name, form of Margaret. Possibly named for engineer, physicist, and NASA astronaut Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel into space. Template:WGPSN
Magda Template:Coord 10.1 1985 Danish first name. Template:WGPSN
Magdalena Template:Coord 11.5 1997 Spanish form of Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Magnani Template:Coord 26.4 1985 Anna Magnani. Template:WGPSN
Mahina Template:Coord 15.4 1994 Hawaiian first name. Template:WGPSN
Makola Template:Coord 16.6 1994 Hawaiian first name. Template:WGPSN
Maltby Template:Coord 36.6 1994 Margaret Maltby, American physicist (1860–1944). Template:WGPSN
Mamajan Template:Coord 2 1997 Turkman first name from Persian. Template:WGPSN
Mansa Template:Coord 8.1 1997 Akan first name. Template:WGPSN
Manton Template:Coord 20.5 1994 Sidnie Manton, English zoologist (1902–1980)
Irene Manton, botanist (1904–1988).		 Template:WGPSN
Manzolini Template:Coord 41.8 1991 Anna Morandi, Italian anatomist, teacher (1716–1774). Template:WGPSN
Maranda Template:Coord 16.8 1994 Latvian first name. Template:WGPSN
Marere Template:Coord 6.3 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Maret Template:Coord 11.7 1997 Estonian first name. Template:WGPSN
Margarita Template:Coord 13 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Margit Template:Coord 14 1985 Hungarian first name. Template:WGPSN
Maria Celeste Template:Coord 97.5 1991 Maria Celeste, daughter of Galileo (d. 1634). Template:WGPSN
Marianne Template:Coord 9 1997 Greek first name, from Mary. Template:WGPSN
Marie Template:Coord 14.2 1994 French first name. Possibly after Marie Curie. Template:WGPSN
Mariko Template:Coord 12.9 1997 Japanese first name. Template:WGPSN
Markham Template:Coord 71.8 1994 Beryl Markham. Template:WGPSN
Marsh Template:Coord 47.7 1991 Ngaio Marsh. Template:WGPSN
Martinez Template:Coord 23.5 1994 Maria Martinez. Template:WGPSN
Marysya Template:Coord 6.3 1997 Belarusian first name. Template:WGPSN
Marzhan Template:Coord 13.8 1994 Karakal first name. Template:WGPSN
Masako Template:Coord 23.8 1994 Hozyo Masako. Template:WGPSN
Masha Template:Coord 6.4 1997 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Matahina Template:Coord 8.5 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Maurea Template:Coord 9.9 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Mbul'di Template:Coord 6 1997 Fulbe/Wodabi first name. Template:WGPSN
Mead Template:Coord 270 1991 Margaret Mead. Template:WGPSN
Medhavi Template:Coord 30.4 1994 Pandita Ramabai Medhavi, East Indian author, humanitarian (1858–1922). Template:WGPSN
Megan Template:Coord 15.8 1994 Welsh first name. Template:WGPSN
Meitner Template:Coord 149 1979 Lise Meitner. Template:WGPSN
Melanie Template:Coord 12.3 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Melanka Template:Coord 9 1997 Ukrainian first name. Template:WGPSN
Melba Template:Coord 21.8 1994 Nellie Melba. Template:WGPSN
Melina Template:Coord 12.7 1997 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Meredith Template:Coord 11.4 1997 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Merian Template:Coord 22.2 1991 Maria Sibylla Merian. Template:WGPSN
Merit Ptah Template:Coord 16.5 1994 Merit Ptah. Template:WGPSN
Michelle Template:Coord 15 1994 French first name. Template:WGPSN
Mildred Template:Coord 12 1997 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Millay Template:Coord 48 1991 Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet (1892–1950). Template:WGPSN
Miovasu Template:Coord 4.5 1997 Cheyenne first name. Template:WGPSN
Mirabeau Template:Coord 23.8 1994 Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau, French writer (d. 1932). Template:WGPSN
Miriam Template:Coord 16.5 1994 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Mona Lisa Template:Coord 79.4 1991 Lisa Giacondo, the model for Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa (b. c. 1474). Template:WGPSN
Monika Template:Coord 25.5 1985 German first name. Template:WGPSN
Montessori Template:Coord 42.1 1985 Maria Montessori. Template:WGPSN
Montez Template:Coord 21.1 1994 Lola Montez. Template:WGPSN
Moore Template:Coord 21.1 1994 Marianne Moore. Template:WGPSN
Morisot Template:Coord 48 1994 Berthe Morisot. Template:WGPSN
Mosaido Template:Coord 7.4 1997 Fulbe/Wodabi first name. Template:WGPSN
Moses Template:Coord 28 1985 Grandma Moses, American folk artist. Template:WGPSN
Mowatt Template:Coord 38.4 1994 Anna Cora Mowatt, American actress, playwright, author (1819–1870). Template:WGPSN
Mu Guiying Template:Coord 32.3 1991 Mu Guiying, Chinese warrior. Template:WGPSN
Mukhina Template:Coord 24.5 1985 Vera Mukhina. Template:WGPSN
Mumtaz-Mahal Template:Coord 38.2 1994 Mumtaz Mahal. Template:WGPSN
Munter Template:Coord 32.1 1994 Gabriele Münter. Template:WGPSN
Muriel Template:Coord 20.2 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Nadeyka Template:Coord 9.3 1997 Belarusian first name. Template:WGPSN
Nadia Template:Coord 11.3 1997 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Nadine Template:Coord 18.6 1994 French first name. Template:WGPSN
Nadira Template:Coord 31.4 1985 Nodira Uzbek poet (1791–1842). Template:WGPSN
Nakai Template:Coord 4.5 1997 Cheyenne first name. Template:WGPSN
Nalkowska Template:Coord 22.2 1994 Zofia Nałkowska, Polish novelist, playwright (1884–1954). Template:WGPSN
Nalkuta Template:Coord 6.5 1997 Ossetian (N. Caucasus) first name. Template:WGPSN
Namiko Template:Coord 13 1997 Japanese first name. Template:WGPSN
Nana Template:Coord 8.8 1985 Serbo-Croatian first name. Template:WGPSN
Nancy Template:Coord 4.4 2010 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Nanichi Template:Coord 19 2000 Taíno (Puerto Rico) first name. Template:WGPSN
Naomi Template:Coord 17.5 1994 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Nastya Template:Coord 12.5 1997 From Anastasiya, Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Natalia Template:Coord 10.8 1985 Romanian first name. Template:WGPSN
Ndella Template:Coord 5.9 1997 Wolof first name. Template:WGPSN
Neda Template:Coord 7.7 1997 Macedonian first name. Template:WGPSN
Nedko Template:Coord 8.5 1997 Nenets (Samoyed) first name. Template:WGPSN
Neeltje Template:Coord 10 1997 Dutch first name. Template:WGPSN
Nelike Template:Coord 6.3 1997 Nanay (E. Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Němcová Template:Coord 22.9 1991 Božena Němcová, Czech novelist, poet (1820–1882). Template:WGPSN
Nevelson Template:Coord 69.8 1994 Louise Nevelson, American artist (1899–1988). Template:WGPSN
Ngaio Template:Coord 9.5 1997 Maori first name. Template:WGPSN
Ngone Template:Coord 12.2 1997 Wolof (W. Africa, Senegal) first name. Template:WGPSN
Nicole Template:Coord 6.4 1997 French first name. Template:WGPSN
Nijinskaya Template:Coord 36.2 1991 Bronislava Nijinskaya, Russian dancer (1891–1972). Template:WGPSN
Nilanti Template:Coord 9.2 1997 Singalese first name. Template:WGPSN
Nilsson Template:Coord 27.3 1994 Christina Nilsson, Swedish opera singer, violinist (1843–1921). Template:WGPSN
Nin Template:Coord 27.1 1994 Anaïs Nin, French novelist (1903–1977). Template:WGPSN
Nina Template:Coord 24.6 1994 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Ninzi Template:Coord 7.1 1997 Burma (Myanmar) first name. Template:WGPSN
Nofret Template:Coord 22.5 1994 Nofret, Egyptian queen (c. 1900 BC). Template:WGPSN
Nomeda Template:Coord 10.4 1997 Lithuanian first name. Template:WGPSN
Noreen Template:Coord 18.6 1994 Irish first name. Template:WGPSN
Noriko Template:Coord 7.5 1994 Japanese first name. Template:WGPSN
Nsele Template:Coord 5.1 1997 Mandingo first name. Template:WGPSN
Nuon Template:Coord 6.5 1997 Khmer first name. Template:WGPSN
Nuriet Template:Coord 17.9 2000 Adygan (N. Caucasus) first name. Template:WGPSN
Nutsa Template:Coord 8 1997 Abkhazian (Georgia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Nyal'ga Template:Coord 5.5 1997 Fulbe/Wodabi first name. Template:WGPSN
Nyele Template:Coord 11.9 1997 Mandingo (W. Africa, Mali) first name. Template:WGPSN
Nyogari Template:Coord 13 1997 Ewe (W. Africa, Ghana) first name. Template:WGPSN

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O

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
O'Connor Template:Coord 30.4 1991 Flannery O'Connor. Template:WGPSN
O'Keeffe Template:Coord 76.9 1994 Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist (1887–1986). Template:WGPSN
Oakley Template:Coord 18.4 1994 Annie Oakley, American sharpshooter, entertainer (1860–1926). Template:WGPSN
Obukhova Template:Coord 46 1985 Nadezhda Obukhova, Soviet singer (1886–1961). Template:WGPSN
Odarka Template:Coord 7 1997 Ukrainian first name. Template:WGPSN
Odikha Template:Coord 10.6 1997 Uzbek first name. Template:WGPSN
Odilia Template:Coord 20.8 1985 Portuguese first name. Template:WGPSN
Ogulbek Template:Coord 6.5 1997 Turkman first name. Template:WGPSN
Oivit Template:Coord 4.8 1997 Cheyenne first name. Template:WGPSN
Oksana Template:Coord 7.7 1997 Ukrainian first name. Template:WGPSN
Oku Template:Coord 13.3 1997 Karelian first name. Template:WGPSN
Olena Template:Coord 7 1997 Ukrainian first name. Template:WGPSN
Olesnicka Template:Coord 33 1994 Zofia Oleśnicka, Polish poet (fl. c. 1550). Template:WGPSN
Olesya Template:Coord 12 1997 Ukrainian first name. Template:WGPSN
Olga Template:Coord 15.5 1994 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Olivia Template:Coord 10.2 1997 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Olya Template:Coord 13.4 1985 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Oma Template:Coord 7.6 2000 Sioux first name. Template:WGPSN
Onissya Template:Coord 8.2 1997 Komi-Permyak (Urals Finn) first name. Template:WGPSN
Opika Template:Coord 9.8 1997 Chuvash (Volga area) first name. Template:WGPSN
Orczy Template:Coord 26.9 1994 Emmuska Orczy, Hungarian novelist, playwright (1865–1947). Template:WGPSN
Orguk Template:Coord 11.7 1997 Nivkhi (Amur River area, E. Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Orlette Template:Coord 12.5 1997 French first name. Template:WGPSN
Orlova Template:Coord 19.6 1985 Lyubov Orlova, Soviet actress (1902–1975). Template:WGPSN
Ortensia Template:Coord 7 1997 Italian first name. Template:WGPSN
Oshalche Template:Coord 8.3 1997 Mari (Volga Finn) first name. Template:WGPSN
Osipenko Template:Coord 30 1985 Polina Osipenko, Soviet aviator (1907–1939). Template:WGPSN
Ottavia Template:Coord 12.9 1997 Roman first name. Template:WGPSN
Outi Template:Coord 10.5 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN

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Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Paige Template:Coord 6.8 1997 Italian first name. Template:WGPSN
Pamela Template:Coord 14.2 1994 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Parishan Template:Coord 6.8 1997 Persian first name. Template:WGPSN
Parra Template:Coord 42.4 1991 Violeta Parra, Chilean folklore artist (1917 - 1967). Template:WGPSN
Parvina Template:Coord 7 1997 Persian (Tajik) first name. Template:WGPSN
Pasha Template:Coord 7.2 1997 Russian first name from Persian. Template:WGPSN
Pat Template:Coord 10.1 1997 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Patimat Template:Coord 5.1 1997 Avarian (Daghestan) first name. Template:WGPSN
Patti Template:Coord 47 1985 Adelina Patti, Italian singer (1843–1919). Template:WGPSN
Pavlinka Template:Coord 7.5 1997 Belarusian first name. Template:WGPSN
Peck Template:Coord 30.4 1994 Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer, educator (1850–1935). Template:WGPSN
Peggy Template:Coord 11.9 1994 English first name (form of Margaret). Template:WGPSN
Peña Template:Coord 29.6 1994 Tonita Peña (Quah Ah), Pueblo artist (1895–1949). Template:WGPSN
Phaedra Template:Coord 15.7 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Philomena Template:Coord 14.8 1997 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Phryne Template:Coord 39.4 1994 Phryne, Greek model, courtesan (4th century BC). Template:WGPSN
Phyllis Template:Coord 11.4 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Piaf Template:Coord 39.1 1991 Edith Piaf, French singer, songwriter (1915–1963). Template:WGPSN
Piret Template:Coord 27 1991 Estonian first name. Template:WGPSN
Pirkko Template:Coord 12.3 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN
Piscopia Template:Coord 26.2 1994 Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician, educator (1646–1684). Template:WGPSN
Polenova Template:Coord 41 2000 Elena Polenova, Russian painter, folk crafts trustee (1850–1898). Template:WGPSN
Polina Template:Coord 21.6 1985 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Ponselle Template:Coord 57.7 1994 Rosa Ponselle, American opera singer (1897–1981). Template:WGPSN
Potanina Template:Coord 94.2 1985 Aleksandra Potanina, Russian explorer (1843–1893). Template:WGPSN
Potter Template:Coord 46.9 1994 Beatrix Potter, English children's author (1866–1943). Template:WGPSN
Prichard Template:Coord 23.3 1985 Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian writer (1884–1969). Template:WGPSN
Puhioia Template:Coord 5.5 1997 Maori first name. Template:WGPSN
Purev Template:Coord 11.6 1997 Mongolian first name. Template:WGPSN
Pychik Template:Coord 10.1 1997 Chukcha (NE Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN

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Q

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Qarlygha Template:Coord 9.3 1997 Kazakh first name. Template:WGPSN
Quimby Template:Coord 23.2 1997 Harriet Quimby, American aviator (1884–1912). Template:WGPSN
Qulzhan Template:Coord 7.9 1997 Kazakh first name. Template:WGPSN
Quslu Template:Coord 8.7 1997 Kazakh first name. Template:WGPSN

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R

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Rachel Template:Coord 12.5 1994 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Radhika Template:Coord 7.9 1997 Hindu first name. Template:WGPSN
Radka Template:Coord 10.5 1985 Bulgarian first name. Template:WGPSN
Radmila Template:Coord 5.2 1997 Serbo-Croatian first name. Template:WGPSN
Rae Template:Coord 5.5 1997 From Rachel, Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Rafiga Template:Coord 5.7 1997 Azeri first name from Arabic. Template:WGPSN
Raisa Template:Coord 13.5 1994 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Raki Template:Coord 7.5 1997 Fulbe first name. Template:WGPSN
Rampyari Template:Coord 7.7 1997 Hindu first name. Template:WGPSN
Rand Template:Coord 24.3 1994 Ayn Rand, American writer (1905–1982). Template:WGPSN
Rani Template:Coord 10.7 1985 Hindu first name. Template:WGPSN
Raymonde Template:Coord 5.3 1997 French first name. Template:WGPSN
Rebecca Template:Coord 9.5 1997 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Recamier Template:Coord 25.3 1991 Julie Récamier, French patriot, defied Napoleon (c. 1777-c. 1849). Template:WGPSN
Regina Template:Coord 24.9 1985 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Reiko Template:Coord 9.7 1997 Japanese first name. Template:WGPSN
Retno Template:Coord 7.2 1997 Indonesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Rhoda Template:Coord 12.2 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Rhys Template:Coord 44 1994 Jean Rhys, Welsh writer (1894–1979). Template:WGPSN
Richards Template:Coord 25 1994 Ellen Richards, founder of science of ecology (1842–1911). Template:WGPSN
Riley Template:Coord 20.2 1991 Margaretta Riley, English botanist (1804–1899). Template:WGPSN
Rita Template:Coord 8.3 1985 Italian first name. Template:WGPSN
Romanskaya Template:Coord 30.4 1994 Sofia Romanskaya, Soviet astronomer (1886–1969). Template:WGPSN
Romola Template:Coord 17.5 2000 Italian first name. Template:WGPSN
Roptyna Template:Coord 11.5 1997 Chukcha (NE Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Rosa Bonheur Template:Coord 104 1994 Rosa Bonheur, French painter (1822–1899). Template:WGPSN
Rose Template:Coord 15.5 1994 German first name. Template:WGPSN
Rossetti Template:Coord 23.4 1985 Christina Rossetti, English poet (1830–1894). Template:WGPSN
Rowena Template:Coord 19.5 1994 Celtic first name. Template:WGPSN
Roxanna Template:Coord 9.5 1991 Persian first name. Template:WGPSN
Royle Template:Coord 6.1 1997 Bashkir first name. Template:WGPSN
Rudneva Template:Coord 29.8 1985 Varvara Rudneva, Russian physician (1844–1899). Template:WGPSN
Rufina Template:Coord 5 1997 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Ruit Template:Coord 6.4 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Runak Template:Coord 7.6 1997 Kurdian first name. Template:WGPSN
Ruslanova Template:Coord 44.3 1985 Lidiya Ruslanova, Soviet singer (1900–1973). Template:WGPSN
Ruth Template:Coord 18.5 1985 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN

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S

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Sabin Template:Coord 33.1 1994 Florence R. Sabin. Template:WGPSN
Sabira Template:Coord 15.7 1994 Tatar first name from Arabic. Template:WGPSN
Safarmo Template:Coord 7.4 1997 Tajik first name. Template:WGPSN
Saida Template:Coord 9.5 1997 Arabic first name. Template:WGPSN
Salika Template:Coord 12.5 1994 Mari first name. Template:WGPSN
Samantha Template:Coord 16.9 1994 Aramaic first name. Template:WGPSN
Samintang Template:Coord 25.9 1991 16th century Korean poet. Template:WGPSN
Sandel Template:Coord 17.9 1994 Cora Sandel, Norwegian author (1880–1974). Template:WGPSN
Sandi Template:Coord 12.6 1997 From Alexandra, Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Sandugach Template:Coord 10 1997 Tartar first name. Template:WGPSN
Sanger Template:Coord 83.6 1994 Margaret Sanger, American birth control activist (1879–1966). Template:WGPSN
Sanija Template:Coord 18 1994 Tatar first name. Template:WGPSN
Saodat Template:Coord 3.7 2000 Uzbek first name from Arabic. Template:WGPSN
Sarah Template:Coord 18.5 1994 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Sartika Template:Coord 18.7 1994 Dewi Sartika, Indonesian educator (1884–1942). Template:WGPSN
Sasha Template:Coord 4.6 1997 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Saskia Template:Coord 37.1 1991 Saskia van Uylenburgh, Rembrandt's wife. Template:WGPSN
Sayers Template:Coord 98 1994 Dorothy L. Sayers, English novelist, playwright.(1893–1957). Template:WGPSN
Sayligul Template:Coord 4.3 1997 Persian (Tajik) first name. Template:WGPSN
Scarpellini Template:Coord 27.1 1991 Caterina Scarpellini, 19th century Italian astronomer. Template:WGPSN
Seiko Template:Coord 3.4 2003 Japanese first name. Template:WGPSN
Selma Template:Coord 11.4 1985 Celtic first name. Template:WGPSN
Seseg Template:Coord 9.8 1997 Buryat (Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Sévigné Template:Coord 29.6 1985 Marie Sévigné, French writer (1626–1696). Template:WGPSN
Seymour Template:Coord 63 1994 Jane Seymour, English queen (c. 1509–1537). Template:WGPSN
Shakira Template:Coord 17.6 1994 Bashkir first name. Template:WGPSN
Shasenem Template:Coord 9 1997 Turkman first name from Persian and Arabic. Template:WGPSN
Sheila Template:Coord 5.6 1997 Irish/Celtic first name. Template:WGPSN
Shih Mai-Yu Template:Coord 22.3 1994 Chinese physician (1873–1954). Template:WGPSN
Shirley Template:Coord 18 2000 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Shushan Template:Coord 8.5 1997 Armenian first name. Template:WGPSN
Sidney Template:Coord 20.2 1994 Mary Sidney, Elizabethan dramatist (1561–1621). Template:WGPSN
Sigrid Template:Coord 16.2 1985 Scandinavian first name. Template:WGPSN
Simbya Template:Coord 4 1997 Nganasan (Samoyed) first name. Template:WGPSN
Simonenko Template:Coord 31.9 1991 Alla Nikolaevna Simonenko, Soviet astronomer.<ref>Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, 2012, Google Books</ref> Template:WGPSN
Sirani Template:Coord 28.3 1994 Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter, etcher, printmaker (1638–1665). Template:WGPSN
Sitwell Template:Coord 32.8 1994 Edith Sitwell, English poet, critic (1887–1964). Template:WGPSN
Solace Template:Coord 5.3 2000 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Sophia Template:Coord 17.6 1994 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Sovadi Template:Coord 12.4 2000 Khmer (Cambodian) first name. Template:WGPSN
Stanton Template:Coord 107 1994 Elizabeth C. Stanton, American suffragist (1815–1902). Template:WGPSN
Stefania Template:Coord 11.7 1985 Romanian first name. Template:WGPSN
Stein Template:Coord 13.3 1991 Gertrude Stein, American writer (1874–1946). Template:WGPSN
Steinbach Template:Coord 20.3 1994 Sabina von Steinbach, German sculptor (c. 1250). Template:WGPSN
Stina Template:Coord 10.4 1985 Swedish first name. Template:WGPSN
Storni Template:Coord 21.7 1994 Alfonsina Storni, Argentine poet (1892–1938). Template:WGPSN
Stowe Template:Coord 80 1994 Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist (1811–1896). Template:WGPSN
Stuart Template:Coord 68.6 1991 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542–1587). Template:WGPSN
Suliko Template:Coord 14.9 1994 Georgian first name. Template:WGPSN
Sullivan Template:Coord 32 1994 Anne Sullivan, American teacher of Helen Keller (1866–1936). Template:WGPSN
Surija Template:Coord 15.3 1994 Azeri first name. Template:WGPSN
Susanna Template:Coord 13.3 1994 Hebrew first name. Template:WGPSN
Sveta Template:Coord 21 1991 Russian first name Template:WGPSN

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T

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Taglioni Template:Coord 31 1985 Marie Taglioni Template:WGPSN
Tahia Template:Coord 6.1 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Taira Template:Coord 19.6 1994 Osset first name. Template:WGPSN
Tako Template:Coord 10.7 1997 Fulbe first name. Template:WGPSN
Talvikki Template:Coord 12.6 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN
Tamara Template:Coord 11 1985 Georgian first name. Template:WGPSN
Tanya Template:Coord 14 1994 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Tatyana Template:Coord 19 1985 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Taussig Template:Coord 25.8 1994 Helen Taussig, American pediatrician, heart researcher (1898–1986). Template:WGPSN
Tehina Template:Coord 5.4 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Tekarohi Template:Coord 9.3 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Temou Template:Coord 9.3 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Teresa Template:Coord 14.8 1994 First name from Greek. Template:WGPSN
Terhi Template:Coord 10.7 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN
Teroro Template:Coord 9.2 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Teumere Template:Coord 5.4 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Teura Template:Coord 9.3 1997 Polynesian first name. Template:WGPSN
Thomas Template:Coord 25.2 1994 Martha Thomas, American college president (1857–1935). Template:WGPSN
Tiffany Template:Coord 7 1997 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Tinyl Template:Coord 12.8 1997 Chukcha (NE Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Toklas Template:Coord 17.5 1994 Alice B. Toklas, American writer, art patron (1877–1967). Template:WGPSN
Tolgonay Template:Coord 4.6 1997 Kyrgyz first name. Template:WGPSN
Trollope Template:Coord 27.2 1994 Frances Trollope, English novelist (1780–1863). Template:WGPSN
Truth Template:Coord 47.3 1994 Sojourner Truth, American abolitionist (1797–1883). Template:WGPSN
Tseraskaya Template:Coord 30.3 1985 Lidiya Tseraskaya, Soviet astronomer (1855–1931). Template:WGPSN
Tsetsa Template:Coord 9.9 1997 Mordovian (Volga Finn) first name. Template:WGPSN
Tsiala Template:Coord 16.5 1994 Georgian first name. Template:WGPSN
Tsvetayeva Template:Coord 42.9 1985 Marina Tsvetayeva, Soviet poet (1892–1941). Template:WGPSN
Tsyrma Template:Coord 7.8 1997 Buryat (Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Tubman Template:Coord 42.9 1994 Harriet Tubman, American abolishionist (1820–1913). Template:WGPSN
Tünde Template:Coord 16.3 1985 Hungarian first name. Template:WGPSN
Tursunoy Template:Coord 4.7 1997 Uzbek first name. Template:WGPSN
Tussaud Template:Coord 16 1994 Marie Tussaud, Swiss wax artist (1760–1850). Template:WGPSN
Tuyara Template:Coord 13.2 1997 Yakut first name Template:WGPSN

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U

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Ualinka Template:Coord 8.1 1997 Ossetian (N. Caucasus) first name Template:WGPSN
Udagan Template:Coord 11.5 1997 Yakut first name. Template:WGPSN
Udaltsova Template:Coord 26.7 1994 Nadezhda Udaltsova, Russian artist (1885–1961). Template:WGPSN
Udyaka Template:Coord 7.7 1997 Orochi (Amur River) first name. Template:WGPSN
Ugne Template:Coord 10.3 1997 Lithuanian first name. Template:WGPSN
Ulʼyana Template:Coord 12.5 1997 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Uleken Template:Coord 10.9 1997 Nanay (Amur River area, E. Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Ulla Template:Coord 10.4 1997 Swedish first name. Template:WGPSN
Ulpu Template:Coord 7 1997 Finnish first name. Template:WGPSN
Ulrique Template:Coord 19.6 1985 French first name. Template:WGPSN
Uluk Template:Coord 10.3 1997 Neghidalian (Amur River area, E. Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Umaima Template:Coord 6.9 1997 Arabic first name. Template:WGPSN
Umkana Template:Coord 6.2 1997 Eskimo (Chukotka) first name. Template:WGPSN
Unay Template:Coord 11.4 1997 Mari first name. Template:WGPSN
Undset Template:Coord 20 1985 Sigrid Undset, Norwegian author (1882–1949). Template:WGPSN
Unitkak Template:Coord 8 1997 Eskimo (Chukotka) first name. Template:WGPSN
Urazbike Template:Coord 7 1997 Tartar first name. Template:WGPSN
Ustinya Template:Coord 11.8 1997 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Uvaysi Template:Coord 38.9 1994 Jahonotin Uvaysiy, Uzbek poet (c. 1780-c. 1850). Template:WGPSN
Uyengimi Template:Coord 8.9 1997 Khanty, Mansi (Ob River Finn) first name. Template:WGPSN

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V

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Văcărescu Template:Coord 31.5 1994 Elena Văcărescu. Template:WGPSN
Vaka Template:Coord 11.8 1997 Bulgarian first name. Template:WGPSN
Valadon Template:Coord 25.2 1994 Suzanne Valadon, French painter (1865–1940). Template:WGPSN
Valborg Template:Coord 20 1985 Danish first name. Template:WGPSN
Valentina Template:Coord 24.6 1985 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Valerie Template:Coord 13.6 1997 French first name. Template:WGPSN
Vallija Template:Coord 15.2 1994 Latvian first name. Template:WGPSN
Vanessa Template:Coord 10 1997 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Vard Template:Coord 6.1 1997 Armenian first name. Template:WGPSN
Varya Template:Coord 14.3 1997 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Vashti Template:Coord 17 1994 Persian first name. Template:WGPSN
Vasilutsa Template:Coord 5.7 1997 Moldavian first name. Template:WGPSN
Vassi Template:Coord 8.5 1997 Karelian first name. Template:WGPSN
Veriko Template:Coord 5.2 1997 Georgian first name. Template:WGPSN
Veronica Template:Coord 17.9 1994 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Vesna Template:Coord 14.9 1994 Slavic first name. Template:WGPSN
Veta Template:Coord 6.4 1997 Romanian first name. Template:WGPSN
Vigée-Lebrun Template:Coord 57.8 1991 Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun, French painter (1755–1842). Spelling changed from Vigier Lebrun. Template:WGPSN
Viola Template:Coord 10 1997 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Virga Template:Coord 10.3 1997 Lithuanian first name. Template:WGPSN
Virginia Template:Coord 18.5 1994 Latin first name. Template:WGPSN
Virve Template:Coord 18 1994 Estonian first name. Template:WGPSN
Vlasta Template:Coord 10.7 1997 Czech first name. Template:WGPSN
Volkova Template:Coord 47.5 1985 Anna Volkova, Russian chemist (1800–1876). Template:WGPSN
Volyana Template:Coord 5.3 1997 Romani first name. Template:WGPSN
von Paradis Template:Coord 37.5 1994 Maria von Paradis, Austrian pianist (1759–1834). Template:WGPSN
von Schuurman Template:Coord 29.1 1994 Anna Maria van Schurman, Dutch linguist, writer, artist (1607–1678). Template:WGPSN
Von Siebold Template:Coord 32.4 1991 Regina von Siebold, German physician, educator (1771–1849). Template:WGPSN
von Suttner Template:Coord 24 1994 Bertha von Suttner, Austrian journalist, pacifist (1843–1914). Template:WGPSN
Voynich Template:Coord 48.7 1985 Ethel Lilian Voynich Template:WGPSN

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W

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Wanda Template:Coord 21.7 1985 Polish first name. Template:WGPSN
Wang Zhenyi Template:Coord 23.4 1994 Wang Zhenyi, Chinese astronomer, geophysicist (1768–1797). Template:WGPSN
Warren Template:Coord 50.9 1994 Mercy Warren, American colonial poet, playwright, historian (1728–1814). Template:WGPSN
Wazata Template:Coord 13.9 1997 Hausa (Nigeria) first name. Template:WGPSN
Weil Template:Coord 24.2 1994 Simone Weil, French author (1909–1943). Template:WGPSN
Wen Shu Template:Coord 31.5 1994 Wen Shu, Chinese painter (1595–1634). Template:WGPSN
Wendla Template:Coord 5.7 1997 Swedish first name. Template:WGPSN
West Template:Coord 28.8 1994 Rebecca West, Irish novelist, critic, actress (1892–1983). Template:WGPSN
Wharton Template:Coord 50.5 1985 Edith Wharton, American writer (1862–1937). Template:WGPSN
Wheatley Template:Coord 74.8 1994 Phillis Wheatley, first black writer of note in America (1753–1784). Template:WGPSN
Whiting Template:Coord 35.7 1994 Sarah Frances Whiting , American physicist, astronomer (1847–1927). Template:WGPSN
Whitney Template:Coord 42.5 1994 Mary Whitney, American astronomer (1847–1921). Template:WGPSN
Wieck Template:Coord 20.2 1994 Clara Wieck, German pianist, composer (1819–1896). Template:WGPSN
Wilder Template:Coord 35.1 1991 Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (1867–1957). Template:WGPSN
Willard Template:Coord 48.4 1994 Emma Willard, American educator (1787–1870). Template:WGPSN
Wilma Template:Coord 12.5 1997 English first name. Template:WGPSN
Winema Template:Coord 21.7 1994 Winema, Modoc Indian heroine, peacemaker (c. 1848–1932). Template:WGPSN
Winnemucca Template:Coord 30.3 1994 Sarah Winnemucca, Piute interpreter, activist (c. 1844–1891). Template:WGPSN
Wiwi-yokpa Template:Coord 4.5 1997 Abenaki/Algonquin (Canada) first name. Template:WGPSN
Wollstonecraft Template:Coord 44.1 1994 Mary Wollstonecraft, English author (1759–1797). Template:WGPSN
Woolf Template:Coord 24.5 1991 Virginia Woolf, British writer (1882–1941). Template:WGPSN
Workman Template:Coord 17.4 1994 Fanny Workman, American mountaineer, author (1859–1925). Template:WGPSN
Wu Hou Template:Coord 27.5 1994 Wu Hou, Chinese empress (c. 624–705). Template:WGPSN
Wynne Template:Coord 10 1997 English first name Template:WGPSN

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X

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Xantippe Template:Coord 40.4 1991 Xanthippe, the wife of Socrates. Template:WGPSN
Xenia Template:Coord 13.5 1997 Greek first name Template:WGPSN
Xi Wang Template:Coord 7.7 1997 Chinese first name Template:WGPSN
Xiao Hong Template:Coord 38.7 1991 Xiao Hong, Chinese novelist (1911–1942) Template:WGPSN
Ximena Template:Coord 12.8 1997 Portuguese first name Template:WGPSN

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Y

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Yablochkina Template:Coord 64.3 1985 Aleksandra Yablochkina, Soviet actress (1866–1964) Template:WGPSN
Yakyt Template:Coord 13.8 1997 Karakalpak first name. Template:WGPSN
Yale Template:Coord 18.5 1994 Caroline Yale, American educator of the deaf (1848–1933). Template:WGPSN
Yambika Template:Coord 6.5 1997 Mari (Volga Finn) first name. Template:WGPSN
Yasuko Template:Coord 10.6 1997 Japanese first name. Template:WGPSN
Yazruk Template:Coord 10.5 1997 Nivkhi (Amur River area, E. Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Yelya Template:Coord 8.6 1997 Nenets (Samoyed) first name. Template:WGPSN
Yemysh Template:Coord 6 1997 Mari (Volga Finn) first name. Template:WGPSN
Yenlik Template:Coord 8.6 1997 Kazakh first name. Template:WGPSN
Yerguk Template:Coord 6.3 1997 Neghidalian (Amur River) first name. Template:WGPSN
Yeska Template:Coord 9.1 1997 Selkup (Samoyed) first name. Template:WGPSN
Yetta Template:Coord 9 1997 From Henrietta, German first name. Template:WGPSN
Yokhtik Template:Coord 11.4 1997 Nivkhi (Amur River area, E. Siberia) first name. Template:WGPSN
Yoko Template:Coord 5 1997 Japanese first name. Template:WGPSN
Yolanda Template:Coord 11.4 1997 Greek first name. Template:WGPSN
Yomile Template:Coord 13.6 1997 Bashkir first name. Template:WGPSN
Yonge Template:Coord 42.8 1994 Charlotte Mary Yonge, English writer (1823–1901). Template:WGPSN
Yonok Template:Coord 9.5 1997 Korean first name. Template:WGPSN
Yonsuk Template:Coord 8.5 1997 Korean first name. Template:WGPSN
Yoshioka Template:Coord 16.6 1994 Yayoi, Japanese physician, college founder (c. 1871–1959). Template:WGPSN
Ytunde Template:Coord 6.1 1997 Yoruba first name. Template:WGPSN
Yvette Template:Coord 10.6 1997 French first name Template:WGPSN
Yvonne Template:Coord 14.5 1994 French first name Template:WGPSN

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Z

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Zakiya Template:Coord 7.5 1997 Arabic first name Template:WGPSN
Zamudio Template:Coord 19 1994 Adela Zamudio, Bolivian poet (1854–1928). Template:WGPSN
Zarema Template:Coord 5 1997 Avarian (Daghestan) first name. Template:WGPSN
Zdravka Template:Coord 12.5 1985 Bulgarian first name. Template:WGPSN
Zeinab Template:Coord 12.5 1997 Persian first name from Arabic Template:WGPSN
Zemfira Template:Coord 11.4 1997 Romani first name. Template:WGPSN
Zenobia Template:Coord 39.1 1994 Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra (Syria) (3rd century AD). Template:WGPSN
Zerine Template:Coord 6.5 1997 Persian first name. Template:WGPSN
Zhilova Template:Coord 53 1985 Maria Zhilova, Russian astronomer (1870–1934). Template:WGPSN
Zhu Shuzhen Template:Coord 29.4 1991 Zhu Shuzhen, Chinese poet (1126–1200). Template:WGPSN
Zija Template:Coord 16.8 1994 Arabic first name. Template:WGPSN
Zina Template:Coord 9 1985 Romanian first name. Template:WGPSN
Živile Template:Coord 13.5 1997 Lithuanian first name. Template:WGPSN
Zlata Template:Coord 7 1985 Serbo-Croatian first name. Template:WGPSN
Zosia Template:Coord 10.5 1997 Polish first name. Template:WGPSN
Zoya Template:Coord 20 1985 Russian first name. Template:WGPSN
Zuhrah Template:Coord 5.8 1997 Arabic first name. Template:WGPSN
Zula Template:Coord 5 1997 Chechen first name. Template:WGPSN
Zulfiya Template:Coord 12.9 1997 Uzbek first name. Template:WGPSN
Zulma Template:Coord 11 1997 Spanish first name. Template:WGPSN
Zumrad Template:Coord 12.9 1997 Uzbek first name. Template:WGPSN
Zurka Template:Coord 5.5 1997 Romani first name. Template:WGPSN
Zvereva Template:Coord 22.9 1985 Lydia Zvereva, Russian aviator (1890–1916), also see 3322 Lidiya Template:WGPSN

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Dropped and not approved names

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Lorelei – 243.9 1997 Dropped. German first name. Template:WGPSN

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See also

Notes

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References

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