Surname
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Named after
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location
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Mean diameter (km)
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Do
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Seriously do
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18 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 149 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 18.5 -149.3
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180
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Maclaurin
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Colin Maclaurin
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1 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 68 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -1.9 68
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50
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Maclear
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Thomas Maclear
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10 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 20 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 10.5 20.1
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20th
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MacMillan
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William Duncan MacMillan
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24 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 7 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 24.2 -7.8
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7th
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Macrobius
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Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius
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21 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 46 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 21.3 46
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64
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Madler
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Johann Heinrich Mädler
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11 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 29 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -11 29.8
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27
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Maestlin
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Michael Maestlin
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4 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 40 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 4.9 -40.6
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7th
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Magelhaens
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Fernao de Magellan
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11 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 44 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -11.9 44.1
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40
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Maginus
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Giovanni Antonio Magini
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50 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 6 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -50.5 -6.3
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194
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Main
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Robert Main
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80 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 80.8 10.1
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46
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Mairan
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Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan
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41 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 43 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 41.6 -43.4
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40
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Maksutov
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Dmitri Dmitrievich Maksutov
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40 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 168 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -40.5 -168.7
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83
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Malapert
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Charles Malapert
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84 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 12 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -84.9 12.9
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69
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Mallet
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Robert Mallet
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45 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 54 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -45.4 54.2
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58
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Malyy
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Alexander Maly
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21 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 105 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 9/21 105.3
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41
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Mandel'shtam
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Leonid I. Mandelstam
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5 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 162 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 5.4 162.4
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197
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Manilius
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Marcus Manilius
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14 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 9 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 14.5 9.1
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38
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Manners
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Russell Henry Manners
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4 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 20 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 4.6 20
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15th
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Manuel
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Hebrew men's first name
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24 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 11 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 24.5 11.3
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0.5
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Manzinus
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Carlo Antonio Manzini
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67 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S , 26 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -67.7 26.8
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98
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Maraldi
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Giovanni Domenico Maraldi , Jacques Philippe Maraldi
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19 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 34 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 19.4 34.9
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39
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Marci
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Jan Marek Marci from Kronland
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22 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 167 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 22.6 -167
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25th
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Marco Polo
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Marco Polo
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15 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 2 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 15.04 -2
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28
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Marconi
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Guglielmo Marconi
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9 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 145 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -9.6 145.1
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73
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Marinus
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Marinus of Tire
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39 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 76 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -39.4 76.5
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58
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Mariotte
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Edme Mariotte
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28 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 139 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -28.5 -139.1
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65
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Marius
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Simon Marius
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11 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 50 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 11.9 -50.8
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41
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Markov
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Alexandr W. Markow Andrei A. Markow
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53 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 62 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 53.4 -62.7
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40
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Marth
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Albert Marth
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31 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 29 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -31.1 -29.3
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6th
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Mary
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English form of a Hebrew woman's name
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18 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 27 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 18.9 27.4
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1
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Maskelyne
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Nevil Maskelyne
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2 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 30 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 2.2 30.1
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23
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mason
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Charles Mason
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42 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 30 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 42.6 30.5
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33
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Maunder
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Annie SDR Maunder Edward Walter Maunder
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14 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 93 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -14.6 -93.8
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55
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Maupertuis
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Pierre Louis de Maupertuis
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49 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 27 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 49.6 -27.3
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45
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Maurolycus
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Francesco Maurolico
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42 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 14 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -42 14
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114
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Maury
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Matthew Fontaine Maury Antonia C. Maury
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37 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 39 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 37.1 39.6
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17th
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Mavis
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Scottish woman's name
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29 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 26 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 29.8 -26.4
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1
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Maxwell
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James Clerk Maxwell
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30 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 98 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 30.2 98.9
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107
|
McAdie
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Alexander George McAdie
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2 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 92 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 2.1 92.1
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45
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McAuliffe
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Christa McAuliffe
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33 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 148 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -33 -148.9
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19th
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McClure
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Robert John Le Mesurier McClure
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15 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 50 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -15.3 50.3
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23
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MC Donald
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William Johnson McDonald Thomas Logie McDonald
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30 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 20 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 30.4 -20.9
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7th
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McKellar
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Andrew McKellar
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15 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S , 170 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -15.7 -170.8
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51
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McLaughlin
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Dean B. McLaughlin
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47 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 92 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 47.1 -92.9
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79
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McMath
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Francis C. McMath Robert R. McMath
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17 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 165 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 17.3 -165.6
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86
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McNair
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Ronald Erwin McNair
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35 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S , 147 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -35.7 -147.3
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29
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McNally
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Paul A. McNally
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22 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 127 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 22.6 -127.2
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47
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Mechnikov
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Ilya I. Mechnikov
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11 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 149 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -11 -149
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60
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Mee
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Arthur Butler Phillips Mee
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43 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S , 35 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -43.7 -35.3
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126
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Mees
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CE Kenneth Mees
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13 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 96 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 13.6 -96.1
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50
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Meggers
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William Frederick Meggers
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24 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 123 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 24.3 123
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52
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Meitner
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Lise Meitner
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10 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 112 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -10.5 112.7
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87
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Melissa
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Greek woman name
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8 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 121 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 8.1 121.8
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18th
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Mendel
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Gregor Mendel
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48 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 109 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -48.8 -109.4
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138
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Mendeleev
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Dmitri I. Mendeleev
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5 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 140 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 5.7 140.9
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313
|
Menelaus
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Menelaus of Alexandria
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16 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 16 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 16.3 16
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26th
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Menzel
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Donald Menzel
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3 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 36 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 3.4 36.9
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3
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Mercator
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Gerhard Mercator
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29 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 26 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -29.3 -26.1
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46
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Mercury
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The Roman god Mercurius
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46 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 66 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 46.6 66.2
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67
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Merrill
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Paul Willard Merrill
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75 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 116 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 75.2 -116.3
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57
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Mersenius
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Marin Mersenne
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21 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 49 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -21.5 -49.2
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84
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Meshcherskiy
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Ivan Meshchersky
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12 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 125 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 12.2 125.5
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65
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Messala
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Ma-Sa-Allah
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39 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 60 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 39.2 60.5
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125
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Messier
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Charles Messier
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1 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 47 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -1.9 47.6
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11
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Metius
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Adriaan Adriaanszoon Metius
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40 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 43 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -40.3 43.3
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87
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Meton
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Meton
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73 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 18 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 73.6 18.8
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130
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Mezentsev
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Yuri Mesenzew
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72 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 128 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 72.1 -128.7
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82
|
Michael
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Hebrew man's name
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25 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 0 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 25.1 0.2
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4th
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Michelson
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Albert A. Michelson
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7 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 7.2 -120.7
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123
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Milankovic
|
Milutin Milanković
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77 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 168 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 77.2 168.8
|
101
|
Milichius
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Jacob Milich
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10 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 30 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 10 -30.2
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12
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Miller
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William Allen Miller
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39 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 0 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -39.3 0.8
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61
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Millikan
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Robert Andrews Millikan
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46 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 121 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 46.8 121.5
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98
|
Mills
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Mark M. Mills
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8 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 156 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 8.6 156
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32
|
Milne
|
Edward Arthur Milne
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31 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 112 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -31.4 112.2
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272
|
Miner
|
Henri Mineur
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25 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 161 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 25 -161.3
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73
|
Minkowski
|
Hermann Minkowski Rudolph Minkowski
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56 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 146 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -56.5 -146
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113
|
Minnaert
|
Marcel Minnaert
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67 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 179 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -67.8 179.6
|
125
|
Mitchell
|
Maria Mitchell
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49 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 20 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 49.7 20.2
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30th
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Miter
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Sisir Kumar Mitra
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18 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 154 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 18 -154.7
|
92
|
Möbius
|
August Ferdinand Möbius
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15 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 101 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 15.8 101.2
|
50
|
Mohorovicic
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Andrija Mohorovičić
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19 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 165 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -19 -165
|
51
|
Moigno
|
François Napoléon Marie Moigno
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66 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 28 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 66.4 28.9
|
36
|
Moiseev
|
Nikolai Moiseyev
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9 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 103 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 9.5 103.3
|
59
|
Moissan
|
Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan
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4 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 137 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 4.8 137.4
|
21st
|
Moltke
|
Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke
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0 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 24 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -0.6 24.2
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6th
|
Monge
|
Gaspard Monge
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19 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ S , 47 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -19.2 47.6
|
36
|
Monira
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Arabic woman name
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12 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 1 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -12.6 -1.7
|
2
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Montanari
|
Geminiano Montanari
|
45 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 20 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -45.8 -20.6
|
76
|
Montgolfier
|
Jacques E. Montgolfier Joseph M. Montgolfier
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47 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 159 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 47.3 -159.8
|
88
|
Moors
|
Joseph H. Moore
|
37 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 177 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 37.4 -177.5
|
54
|
Moretus
|
Theodore Moret
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70 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 5 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -70.6 -5.8
|
111
|
Morley
|
Edward W. Morley
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2 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 64 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -2.8 64.6
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14th
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Morozov
|
Nikolai Morozov
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5 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 127 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 5 127.4
|
42
|
Morse
|
Samuel FB Morse
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22 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 175 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 22.1 -175.1
|
77
|
Moseley
|
Henry Moseley
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20 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 90 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 20.9 -90.1
|
90
|
Mösting
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Johann Sigismund von Mösting
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0 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S , 5 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -0.7 -5.9
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26th
|
Mouchez
|
Ernest Amedee Barthelemy Mouchez
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78 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 26 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 78.3 -26.6
|
81
|
Moulton
|
Forest Ray Moulton
|
61 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 97 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -61.1 97.2
|
49
|
Müller
|
Karl Muller
|
7 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 2 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -7.6 2.1
|
22nd
|
Murakami
|
Harutaro Murakami
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23 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 140 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -23.3 -140.5
|
45
|
Murchison
|
Roderick Murchison
|
5 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 0 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 5.1 -0.1
|
57
|
Mutus
|
Vincente Courage (Courage)
|
63 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 30 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -63.6 30.1
|
77
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