This is a list of the craters on the Moon. Where a crater formation has satellite craters, these are detailed on the main crater description pages.

References

• Antonín Rükl, Atlas of the Moon, Kalmbach Books, 1990.
• Ben Bussey and Paul Spudis, The Clementine Atlas of the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 2004.
• Patrick Moore, The Moon, Rand McNally & Company, 1981.

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	ALS Lunar Observers Certificate List of Objects (2616 words) Crater Fracastorius: a large crater which demonstrates the geologic history of the region: it transects the Nectaris Basin wall, indicating that it occurred after the Nectaris Basin impact. Crater chains are generally the result of a string of meteorites which are still gravitationally bound. Crater Tycho: One of the youngest complex craters on the moon. Impact Craters: Research Links for Students (844 words) The Barringer Meteorite Crater (also known as "Meteor Crater") is a gigantic hole in the middle of the arid sandstone of the Arizona desert. Impact craters are a common feature on most planetary bodies because projectiles (such as meteoroids, asteroids, and comets) have collided with planetary surfaces for billions of years. In the past, people have suggested that the lunar craters were formed by volcanoes, bursting bubbles in a lava sea, asteroid impacts, and even interplanetary lightning bolts(!).
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