Surname
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Named after
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location
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Mean diameter (km)
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Väisälä
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Yrjö Väisälä
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25 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 47 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 25.9 -47.8
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8th
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Valier
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Max Valier
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25 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 47 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 25.9 -47.8
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67
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van Albada
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Gale Bruno van Albada
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9 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 64 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 9.4 64.3
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21st
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van Biesbroeck
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George Van Biesbroeck
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28 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 45 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 28.7 -45.6
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9
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van de Graaff
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Robert van de Graaff
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27 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 172 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -27.4 172.2
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233
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van den Bergh
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G. van den Bergh
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5 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 146 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -5.3 146
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22nd
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van den Bos
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Willem Hendrik van den Bos
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43 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 119 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -43.9 119.9
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104
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van der Waals
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Johannes Diderik van der Waals
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31 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 159 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 31.3 -159.1
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42
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van Gent
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H. van Gent
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15 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 160 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 15.4 160.4
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43
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van Maanen
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Adriaan van Maanen
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35 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 128 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 35.7 128
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60
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van Rhijn
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Pieter J. van Rhijn
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52 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 146 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 52.6 146.4
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46
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van Vleck
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John Monroe Van Vleck
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1 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 78 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -1.9 78.3
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31
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van Wijk
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Uco van Wijk
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62 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 118 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -62.8 118.8
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32
|
van't Hoff
|
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
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62 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 131 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 62.1 -131.8
|
92
|
Vasco da Gama
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Vasco da Gama
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13 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 83 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 13.6 -83.9
|
63
|
Vashakidze
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Mikhail A. Vashakidze
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43 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 93 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 43.6 93.3
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44
|
Vavilov
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Nikolai Wawilow Sergei Ivanovich Wawilow
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0 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 137 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -0.8 -137.9
|
98
|
Vega
|
Jurij Vega
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45 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 63 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -45.4 63.4
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75
|
Vendelinus
|
Godefroy Wendelin
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16 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 61 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -16.4 61.6
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131
|
Vening Meinesz
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Felix Andries Vening-Meinesz
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0 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 162 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -0.3 162.6
|
87
|
Ventris
|
Michael GF Ventris
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4 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 158 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -4.9 158
|
95
|
Vera
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Latin woman name
|
26 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 43 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 26.3 -43.7
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2
|
Vernadskiy
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Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadskiy
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23 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 130 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 23.2 130.5
|
91
|
Verne
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Jules Verne
|
24 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 25 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 24.9 -25.3
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2
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Represented
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Marinus Represented
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19 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 171 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -19.8 171.1
|
187
|
Very
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Frank Washington Very
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25 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 25 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 25.6 25.3
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5
|
Vesalius
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Andreas Vesalius
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3 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 114 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -3.1 114.5
|
61
|
Vestine
|
Ernest H. Vestine
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33 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 93 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 33.9 93.9
|
96
|
Vetchinkin
|
Vladimir P. Vetchinkin
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10 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 131 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 10.2 131.3
|
98
|
Vieta
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François Vieta
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29 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ S , 56 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -29.2 -56.3
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87
|
Vil'ev
|
Mikhail Vil'ev
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6 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 144 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -6.1 144.4
|
45
|
Virchow
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Rudolph Ludwig Karl Virchow
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9 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 83 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 9.8 83.7
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16
|
Virtanen
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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
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15 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 176 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 15.5 176.7
|
44
|
Vitello
|
Erazmus Ciolek Witelo
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30 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 37 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -30.4 -37.5
|
42
|
Vitruvius
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Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
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17 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 31 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 17.6 31.3
|
29
|
Viviani
|
Vincenzo Viviani
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5 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 117 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 5.2 117.1
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26th
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Vlacq
|
Adriaan Vlacq
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53 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 38 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -53.3 38.8
|
89
|
bird
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Hermann Carl Vogel
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15 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 5 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -15.1 5.9
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26th
|
Volkov
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Vladislav N. Volkov
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13 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 131 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -13.6 131.7
|
40
|
Volta
|
Alessandro Volta
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53 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 84 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 53.9 -84.4
|
123
|
Volterra
|
Vito Volterra
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56 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 132 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 56.8 132.2
|
52
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from Baeyer
|
Adolf von Baeyer
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81 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ S , 61 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -81.616666666667 61.316666666667
|
13.8
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from Behring
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Emil Adolf von Behring
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7 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 71 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -7.8 71.8
|
38
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by Békésy
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George of Békésy
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51 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 126 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 51.9 126.8
|
96
|
of Brown
|
Wernher von Braun
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41 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 78 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 41.1 -78
|
60
|
von der Pahlen
|
Emanuel von der Pahlen
|
24 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 132 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -24.8 -132.7
|
56
|
from Kármán
|
Theodore von Kármán
|
44 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 175 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -44.8 175.9
|
180
|
by Neumann
|
John von Neumann
|
40 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 153 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 40.4 153.2
|
78
|
from Zeipel
|
Edvard Hugo von Zeipel
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42 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 141 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 42.6 -141.6
|
83
|
Voskresenskiy
|
Leonid A. Voskresenskiy
|
28 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 88 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 28 -88.1
|
49
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