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Surface features of the Moon

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lunar mare
large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon
far side of the Moon
hemisphere of the Moon that always faces away from Earth
near side of the Moon
hemisphere of the Moon facing the Earth
South Pole–Aitken basin
very large impact crater on the southern far side of the Moon
lunar south pole
southernmost point on the Moon
lunar north pole
northernmost point on the Moon
peak of eternal light
Hypothetical permanently sunlit point on an astronomical body
Hyginus
lunar crater
rille
left|thumb|Rima Hyginus, an eminent rille, in selenochromatic format thumb|Rimae on the floor of the lunar crater Gassendi (crater)|Gassendi, from [[Apollo 16.]] thumb|Mamers Valles rille on Mars. thumb|Rima Ariadaeus is categorized as a straight rille (graben) and is over 300 km in length. thumb|Hadley Rille at center is a sinuous rille visited by the Apollo 15 mission. thumb|Detail of part of Hadley Rille
Reiner Gamma
geographical feature of the Moon
Ina
lunar crater
lunar swirl
enigmatic features on the lunar surface
Rimae Sirsalis
Rille on the Moon
lunar lava tube
sub-surface tunnel on the Moon, believed to have formed during basaltic lava flows
permanently shadowed crater
permanently shadowed region of a body in the Solar System
list of lunar features
Wikimedia list article
Fra Mauro formation
landing site of Apollo 14, named after Fra Mauro crater
Rimae Fresnel
stack
Rimae Aristarchus
series of rilles on the Moon
Rimae Secchi
system of rilles on the Moon
Terra Nivium
Highland region on the Moon
Rima Brayley
feature on the Moon
irregular mare patch
smooth area in the lunar maria
Face on Moon South Pole
region on the Moon which resembles a face
Descartes Highlands
lunar highlands on the near side that served as the landing site of the American Apollo 16 mission in 1972
Rima Sharp
Rille on the Moon