Surname
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Named after
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location
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Mean diameter (km)
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W. Bond
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William Cranch Bond
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65 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 65.4 -4.5
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158
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Walker
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Joseph A. Walker
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26 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 162 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -26 -162.2
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32
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Wallace
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Alfred Russel Wallace
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20 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 8 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 20.3 -8.7
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35
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gelding
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Otto Wallach
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4 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 32 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 4.9 32.3
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6th
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Walter
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German male name
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28 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 33 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 28 -33.8
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1
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Walther
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Bernard Walther
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33 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 1 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -33.1 1
|
128
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Wan-Hoo
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Wan Hu (Van-Gu)
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9 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 138 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -9.8 -138.8
|
52
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Wapowski
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Bernard Wapowski
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82 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ S , 53 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -82.916666666667 53.516666666667
|
12
|
Wargentin
|
Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin
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49 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 60 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -49.6 -60.2
|
84
|
Warner
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Worcester Reed Warner
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4 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 87 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -4 87.3
|
35
|
Waterman
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Alan T. Waterman
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25 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 128 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -25.9 128
|
76
|
Watson
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James Craig Watson
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62 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 124 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -62.6 -124.5
|
62
|
watt
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James Watt
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49 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 48 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -49.5 48.6
|
66
|
Watts
|
Chester B. Watts
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8 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 46 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 8.9 46.3
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15th
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Webb
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Thomas William Webb
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0 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 60 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -0.9 60
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22nd
|
Weber
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Wilhelm Eduard Weber
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50 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 123 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 50.4 -123.4
|
42
|
Wegener
|
Alfred Wegener
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45 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 113 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 45.2 113.3
|
88
|
Weierstrass
|
Karl Weierstrasse
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1 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 77 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -1.3 77.2
|
33
|
Weigel
|
Erhard Weigel
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58 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ S , 38 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -58.2 -38.8
|
36
|
Weink
|
Ladislaus Weinek
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27 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 37 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -27.5 37
|
32
|
White
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Edmund Weiss
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31 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 19 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -31.8 -19.5
|
66
|
Werner
|
Johannes Werner
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28 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 3 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -28 3.3
|
70
|
Wexler
|
Harry Wexler
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69 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 90 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -69.1 90.2
|
52
|
Weyl
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Hermann Weyl
|
17 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 17.5 -120.2
|
108
|
Whewell
|
William Whewell
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4 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 13 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 4.2 13.7
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14th
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Whipple
|
Fred Whipple
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89 ° 8 '24 " N , 119 ° 55' 12" EMoon 89.14 119.92
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15th
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White
|
Edward H. White, II
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44 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 158 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -44.6 -158.3
|
39
|
Wichmann
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Moritz LG Wichmann
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7 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 38 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -7.5 -38.1
|
11
|
Widmannstätten
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Alois von Beckh-Widmanstätten
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6 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 85 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -6.1 85.5
|
46
|
Cuddles
|
Emil Wiechert
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84 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 165 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -84.5 165
|
41
|
Viennese
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Norbert Wiener
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40 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 146 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 40.8 146.6
|
120
|
Wild
|
Rupert Wildt
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9 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 75 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 9 75.8
|
11
|
Wilhelm
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Wilhelm IV (Hessen-Kassel)
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43 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 20 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -43.1 -20.8
|
107
|
Wilkins
|
Hugh P. Wilkins
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29 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 19 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -29.4 19.6
|
57
|
Williams
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Arthur Stanley Williams
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42 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 37 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 42 37.2
|
36
|
Wilsing
|
J. Wilsing
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21 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 155 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -21.5 -155.2
|
73
|
Wilson
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Alexander Wilson Charles Thomson Rees Wilson Ralph E. Wilson
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69 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ S , 42 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -69.2 -42.4
|
70
|
Winkler
|
Johannes Winkler
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42 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 179 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 42.2 -179
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22nd
|
Winlock
|
Joseph Winlock
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35 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 105 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 35.6 -105.6
|
64
|
Winthrop
|
John Winthrop
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10 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S , 44 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -10.7 -44.066666666667
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18th
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Wöhler
|
Friedrich Woehler
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38 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ S , 31 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -38.2 31.4
|
27
|
wolf
|
Max Wolf
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22 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S , 16 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -22.7 -16.6
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25th
|
Wollaston
|
William Hyde Wollaston
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30 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 46 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 30.6 -46.9
|
10
|
Woltjer
|
Jan Woltjer
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45 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 159 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 45.2 -159.6
|
46
|
Wood
|
Robert Williams Wood
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43 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 43 -120.8
|
78
|
Wright
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Frederick E. Wright Thomas Wright Willian H. Wright
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31 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 86 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -31.6 -86.6
|
39
|
Wróblewski
|
Sigmund von Wróblewski
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24 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 152 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -24 152.8
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21st
|
Wrottesley
|
John Wrottesley
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23 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 56 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -23.9 56.8
|
57
|
Root grower
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Johann Philipp von Wurzelbauer
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33 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 15 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -33.9 -15.9
|
88
|
Wyld
|
JH Wyld
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1 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 98 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -1.4 98.1
|
93
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