Mercurian: 414 craters (7.9%)   Lunar: 1,624 craters (31.1%)   Martian: 1,092 craters (20.9%)   Venusian: 900 craters (17.2%)   Others: 1,198 craters (22.9%) 
   This is a list of named craters  on Mercury , the innermost planet  of the Solar System  (for other features, see list of geological features on Mercury ) .[ 2] are named after  famous writers, artists and composers. According to the rules by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature , all new craters must be named after an artist that was famous for more than fifty years, and dead for more than three years, before the date they are named.[ 6] (also see § Terminology ) .[ 7] [ 8] 
As of 2021, there are 414 named Mercurian craters,[ 2] lunar , Martian  and Venerian  craters.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ a] 
Other, non-planetary bodies with numerous named craters include Callisto  (141 ), Ganymede  (131 ), Rhea  (128), Vesta  (90), Ceres  (90), Dione  (73), Iapetus  (58), Enceladus  (53), Tethys  (50) and Europa  (41 ). For a full list, see List of craters in the Solar System  .
Map of named mercury craters as of 2022 
A 
Crater Coordinates 
Diameter Approval 
Eponym Ref
  
Abedin 61°44′N  10°40′W  /  61.73°N 10.66°W  / 61.73; -10.66   (Abedin ) 116.23 
2009 
Zainul Abedin , Bangladeshi painterWGPSN  
Abu Nuwas 17°38′N  21°11′W  /  17.63°N 21.19°W  / 17.63; -21.19   (Abu Nuwas ) 117 
1976 
Abu Nuwas , Arabic  poetWGPSN  
Africanus Horton 50°58′S  41°11′W  /  50.96°S 41.19°W  / -50.96; -41.19   (Africanus Horton ) 140 
1976 
Africanus Horton , Sierra Leonean writerWGPSN  
Ahmad Baba 58°20′N  128°21′W  /  58.33°N 128.35°W  / 58.33; -128.35   (Ahmad Baba ) 126 
1979 
Ahmad Baba al Massufi , West African writerWGPSN  
Ailey 45°35′N  177°55′E  /  45.58°N 177.92°E  / 45.58; 177.92   (Ailey ) 23 
2012 
Alvin Ailey , American choreographerWGPSN  
Aksakov 34°43′N  78°44′W  /  34.71°N 78.74°W  / 34.71; -78.74   (Aksakov ) 174 
2012 
Sergey Aksakov , Russian authorWGPSN  
Akutagawa 48°15′N  141°05′W  /  48.25°N 141.09°W  / 48.25; -141.09   (Akutagawa ) 106 
2015 
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Japanese writerWGPSN  
Al-Akhtal 59°23′N  99°43′W  /  59.38°N 99.71°W  / 59.38; -99.71   (Al-Akhtal ) 94.29 
1985 
Akhtal , Arab poetWGPSN  
Alencar 63°38′S  103°47′W  /  63.64°S 103.78°W  / -63.64; -103.78   (Alencar ) 106 
1979 
José de Alencar , Brazilian novelistWGPSN  
Al-Hamadhani 39°11′N  91°46′W  /  39.19°N 91.76°W  / 39.19; -91.76   (Al-Hamadhani ) 164 
1979 
Badi' az-Zaman al-Hamadhani , Arab writerWGPSN  
Al-Jāhiz 1°22′N  21°46′W  /  1.36°N 21.76°W  / 1.36; -21.76   (Al-Jāhiz ) 83 
1976 
Al-Jahiz , Arab authorWGPSN  
Alver 66°58′S  77°15′E  /  66.97°S 77.25°E  / -66.97; 77.25   (Alver ) 151 
2013 
Betti Alver , Estonian poetWGPSN  
Amaral 26°29′S  117°49′E  /  26.49°S 117.82°E  / -26.49; 117.82   (Amaral ) 105 
2008 
Tarsila do Amaral , Brazilian artistWGPSN  
Amru Al-Qays 12°26′N  176°07′W  /  12.43°N 176.11°W  / 12.43; -176.11   (Amru Al-Qays ) 47 
1976 
Imru Al-Qays Ibn Hujr , Arabic poetWGPSN  
Andal 47°31′S  37°43′W  /  47.52°S 37.71°W  / -47.52; -37.71   (Andal ) 109 
1976 
Aandaal , Tamil  writerWGPSN  
Aneirin 27°28′S  2°41′W  /  27.47°S 2.68°W  / -27.47; -2.68   (Aneirin ) 467 
2014 
Aneirin , Welsh poet (6th century)WGPSN  
Angelou 80°19′N  66°43′W  /  80.32°N 66.71°W  / 80.32; -66.71   (Angelou ) 18 
2019 
Maya Angelou , American author and poetWGPSN  
Anguissola 80°41′N  217°21′W  /  80.69°N 217.35°W  / 80.69; -217.35   (Anguissola ) 35 
2017 
Sofonisba Anguissola , Italian painterWGPSN  
Anyte 79°30′N  210°40′W  /  79.5°N 210.67°W  / 79.5; -210.67   (Anyte ) 20 
2017 
Anyte of Tegea , Greek poetWGPSN  
Apollodorus 30°32′N  163°17′E  /  30.54°N 163.28°E  / 30.54; 163.28   (Apollodorus ) 41 
2008 
Apollodorus of Damascus , Ancient Greek  architectWGPSN  
Aristoxenus 83°56′N  17°28′W  /  83.93°N 17.46°W  / 83.93; -17.46   (Aristoxenus ) 52 
1979 
Aristoxenus , Ancient Greek writerWGPSN  
Asawa 27°16′N  315°17′W  /  27.26°N 315.28°W  / 27.26; -315.28   (Asawa ) 130 
2024 
Ruth Aiko Asawa, Japanese-American sculptor 
WGPSN  
Aśvaghoṣa 10°37′N  21°29′W  /  10.61°N 21.49°W  / 10.61; -21.49   (Aśvaghoṣa ) 88 
1976 
Aśvaghoṣa , Sanskrit , poetWGPSN  
Atget 25°34′N  166°23′E  /  25.57°N 166.38°E  / 25.57; 166.38   (Atget ) 100 
2008 
Eugène Atget , French photographerWGPSN  
B 
Crater Coordinates 
Diameter Approval 
Eponym Ref
  
Bach 69°52′S  103°01′W  /  69.86°S 103.01°W  / -69.86; -103.01   (Bach ) 214.29 
1976 
Johann Sebastian Bach , German composerWGPSN  
Bagryana 3°53′S  283°44′W  /  3.89°S 283.73°W  / -3.89; -283.73   (Bagryana ) 101 
2015 
Elisaveta Bagryana , Bulgarian  poetWGPSN  
Balagtas 22°34′S  13°54′W  /  22.56°S 13.9°W  / -22.56; -13.9   (Balagtas ) 104 
1976 
Francisco Balagtas , Filipino  poetWGPSN  
Balanchine 38°28′N  175°31′E  /  38.47°N 175.52°E  / 38.47; 175.52   (Balanchine ) 38 
2012 
George Balanchine , Georgian  choreographerWGPSN  
Baranauskas 50°44′N  39°46′W  /  50.73°N 39.76°W  / 50.73; -39.76   (Baranauskas ) 36 
2015 
Antanas Baranauskas , Lithuanian poetWGPSN  
Barney 11°41′S  59°43′E  /  11.69°S 59.71°E  / -11.69; 59.71   (Barney ) 29 
2013 
Natalie Clifford Barney , American-French playwright, poet, and novelistWGPSN  
Balzac 10°37′N  144°40′W  /  10.62°N 144.67°W  / 10.62; -144.67   (Balzac ) 67 
1976 
Honoré de Balzac , French writerWGPSN  
Bartók 29°13′S  135°04′W  /  29.22°S 135.06°W  / -29.22; -135.06   (Bartók ) 118 
1979 
Béla Bartók , Hungarian composerWGPSN  
Barma 40°56′S  163°29′W  /  40.93°S 163.49°W  / -40.93; -163.49   (Barma ) 123 
1982 
Postnik "Barma" Yakovlev , Russian architectWGPSN  
Bashō 32°23′S  170°27′W  /  32.39°S 170.45°W  / -32.39; -170.45   (Bashō ) 75 
1979 
Matsuo Bashō , Japanese poetWGPSN  
Bechet 83°05′N  93°40′W  /  83.08°N 93.66°W  / 83.08; -93.66   (Bechet ) 17.6 
2013 
Sidney Bechet , American jazz musician and composerWGPSN  
Beckett 40°12′S  111°17′E  /  40.2°S 111.29°E  / -40.2; 111.29   (Beckett ) 60 
2008 
Clarice Beckett , Australian painterWGPSN  
Beethoven 20°52′S  124°13′W  /  20.86°S 124.21°W  / -20.86; -124.21   (Beethoven ) 630 
1976 
Ludwig van Beethoven , German composerWGPSN  
Bek 21°10′N  50°59′W  /  21.16°N 50.99°W  / 21.16; -50.99   (Bek ) 32 
2010 
Bek , Egyptian sculptorWGPSN  
Belinskij 77°05′S  103°55′W  /  77.09°S 103.92°W  / -77.09; -103.92   (Belinskij ) 70.67 
1985 
Vissarion Belinsky , Russian literary criticWGPSN  
Bellini 33°46′S  272°50′W  /  33.77°S 272.83°W  / -33.77; -272.83   (Bellini ) 45 
2019 
Giovanni Bellini , Italian painterWGPSN  
Bello 18°52′S  120°11′W  /  18.87°S 120.18°W  / -18.87; -120.18   (Bello ) 139 
1976 
Andrés Bello , Venezuelan writerWGPSN  
Benoit 7°29′N  104°21′E  /  7.48°N 104.35°E  / 7.48; 104.35   (Benoit ) 40 
2009 
Rigaud Benoit , Haitian artistWGPSN  
Berkel 13°44′S  26°49′E  /  13.73°S 26.81°E  / -13.73; 26.81   (Berkel ) 23 
2009 
Sabri Berkel , Turkish painterWGPSN  
Berlioz 79°20′N  38°50′E  /  79.33°N 38.83°E  / 79.33; 38.83   (Berlioz ) 31.44 
2013 
Hector Berlioz , French composerWGPSN  
Bernini 80°19′S  140°58′W  /  80.32°S 140.97°W  / -80.32; -140.97   (Bernini ) 168.13 
1976 
Gian Lorenzo Bernini , Italian sculptorWGPSN  
Berry 70°34′N  247°16′W  /  70.57°N 247.27°W  / 70.57; -247.27   (Berry ) 25 
2020 
Chuck Berry , American singer and songwriterWGPSN  
Bilokur 0°47′S  108°20′W  /  0.79°S 108.33°W  / -0.79; -108.33   (Bilokur ) 67 
2024 
Kateryna Bilokur , Ukrainian painterWGPSN  
Bjornson 73°07′N  113°59′W  /  73.11°N 113.99°W  / 73.11; -113.99   (Bjornson ) 75.93 
1985 
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson , Norwegian poetWGPSN  
Boccaccio 80°59′S  23°01′W  /  80.99°S 23.01°W  / -80.99; -23.01   (Boccaccio ) 151.95 
1976 
Giovanni Boccaccio , Italian writerWGPSN  
Boethius 0°59′S  73°38′W  /  0.98°S 73.64°W  / -0.98; -73.64   (Boethius ) 114 
1976 
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius , Roman  philosopherWGPSN  
Botticelli 63°38′N  112°21′W  /  63.63°N 112.35°W  / 63.63; -112.35   (Botticelli ) 136.35 
1979 
Sandro Botticelli , Italian artistWGPSN  
Boznańska 59°38′N  40°45′W  /  59.64°N 40.75°W  / 59.64; -40.75   (Boznańska ) 72 
2015 
Olga Boznańska , Polish painterWGPSN  
Brahms 58°19′N  177°22′W  /  58.32°N 177.36°W  / 58.32; -177.36   (Brahms ) 100 
1979 
Johannes Brahms , German composerWGPSN  
Bramante 47°14′S  61°33′W  /  47.23°S 61.55°W  / -47.23; -61.55   (Bramante ) 156 
1976 
Donato Bramante , Italian architectWGPSN  
Brontë 38°23′N  127°04′W  /  38.39°N 127.06°W  / 38.39; -127.06   (Brontë ) 68 
1976 
The Brontë family , English writers and artists 
WGPSN  
Brooks 45°13′S  168°01′W  /  45.22°S 168.02°W  / -45.22; -168.02   (Brooks ) 34 
2015 
Gwendolyn Brooks , American poet and novelistWGPSN  
Bruegel 49°44′N  109°28′W  /  49.73°N 109.46°W  / 49.73; -109.46   (Bruegel ) 72 
1985 
Pieter Bruegel the Elder , Flemish painterWGPSN  
Brunelleschi 8°56′S  22°31′W  /  8.94°S 22.51°W  / -8.94; -22.51   (Brunelleschi ) 128.57 
1976 
Filippo Brunelleschi , Italian architectWGPSN  
Bunin 84°28′N  141°46′W  /  84.47°N 141.76°W  / 84.47; -141.76   (Bunin ) 37 
2019 
Ivan Bunin , Russian authorWGPSN  
Burke 85°55′N  171°34′W  /  85.91°N 171.56°W  / 85.91; -171.56   (Burke ) 28.5 
2015 
Billie Burke , American actressWGPSN  
Burns 54°06′N  117°22′W  /  54.1°N 117.37°W  / 54.1; -117.37   (Burns ) 43 
1985 
Robert Burns , Scottish poetWGPSN  
Byron 8°26′S  33°00′W  /  8.44°S 33°W  / -8.44; -33   (Byron ) 106.58 
1976 
Lord Byron , English poetWGPSN  
C 
Crater Coordinates 
Diameter Approval 
Eponym Ref
  
Calder 3°31′N  12°45′E  /  3.51°N 12.75°E  / 3.51; 12.75   (Calder ) 24 
2013 
Alexander Calder , American sculptorWGPSN  
Callicrates 66°31′S  30°22′W  /  66.51°S 30.37°W  / -66.51; -30.37   (Callicrates ) 68 
1976 
Kallicrates , Ancient Greek architectWGPSN  
Calvino 3°59′S  56°02′W  /  3.99°S 56.03°W  / -3.99; -56.03   (Calvino ) 67 
2009 
Italo Calvino , Italian writerWGPSN  
Camões 71°25′S  68°23′W  /  71.42°S 68.39°W  / -71.42; -68.39   (Camões ) 70 
1976 
Luís de Camões , Portuguese writerWGPSN  
Canova 25°36′N  3°43′W  /  25.6°N 3.71°W  / 25.6; -3.71   (Canova ) 46 
2018 
Antonio Canova , Italian sculptorWGPSN  
Capote 21°06′S  72°25′E  /  21.1°S 72.41°E  / -21.1; 72.41   (Capote ) 88 
2013 
Truman Capote , American AuthorWGPSN  
Caravaggio 3°11′N  87°14′E  /  3.18°N 87.24°E  / 3.18; 87.24   (Caravaggio ) 185 
2013 
Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio , Italian painterWGPSN  
Carducci 36°32′S  90°23′W  /  36.54°S 90.39°W  / -36.54; -90.39   (Carducci ) 108.19 
1976 
Giosuè Carducci , Italian poetWGPSN  
Carleton 52°12′S  306°36′W  /  52.2°S 306.6°W  / -52.2; -306.6   (Carleton ) 177 
2018 
William Carleton , Irish writerWGPSN  
Carolan 83°53′N  31°46′E  /  83.88°N 31.77°E  / 83.88; 31.77   (Carolan ) 24.34 
2015 
Turlough Carolan , Irish composer and performerWGPSN  
Caruso 2°20′S  76°22′W  /  2.33°S 76.36°W  / -2.33; -76.36   (Caruso ) 31 
2013 
Enrico Caruso , Italian singerWGPSN  
Carvalho 26°49′N  51°37′W  /  26.82°N 51.61°W  / 26.82; -51.61   (Carvalho ) 90 
Beth Carvalho , Brazilian musicianWGPSN  
Castiglione 40°52′S  87°58′E  /  40.87°S 87.96°E  / -40.87; 87.96   (Castiglione ) 80 
2015 
Giuseppe Castiglione , Italian painterWGPSN  
Catullus 21°54′N  67°33′W  /  21.9°N 67.55°W  / 21.9; -67.55   (Catullus ) 100.2 
2012 
Gaius Valerius Catullus , Roman poetWGPSN  
Cervantes 76°05′S  124°16′W  /  76.09°S 124.26°W  / -76.09; -124.26   (Cervantes ) 213.16 
1976 
Miguel de Cervantes , Spanish writerWGPSN  
Cézanne 8°28′S  123°41′W  /  8.47°S 123.69°W  / -8.47; -123.69   (Cézanne ) 67 
1985 
Paul Cézanne , French painterWGPSN  
Chaikovskij 7°52′N  50°56′W  /  7.86°N 50.93°W  / 7.86; -50.93   (Chaikovskij ) 171 
1976 
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Russian composerWGPSN  
Chao Meng-Fu 88°25′S  156°22′W  /  88.42°S 156.36°W  / -88.42; -156.36   (Chao Meng-Fu ) 140.73 
1976 
Zhao Mengfu , Chinese artistWGPSN  
Chekhov 36°12′S  61°14′W  /  36.2°S 61.23°W  / -36.2; -61.23   (Chekhov ) 194 
1976 
Anton Chekhov , Russian playwright and writerWGPSN  
Chesterton 88°31′N  126°54′W  /  88.51°N 126.9°W  / 88.51; -126.9   (Chesterton ) 37.23 
2012 
Gilbert Keith Chesterton , English authorWGPSN  
Chiang Kʻui 14°43′N  102°48′W  /  14.71°N 102.8°W  / 14.71; -102.8   (Chiang Kʻui ) 41 
1976 
Jiang Kui , Chinese poetWGPSN  
Chŏng Chʼŏl 46°52′N  117°19′W  /  46.87°N 117.31°W  / 46.87; -117.31   (Chŏng Chʼŏl ) 143 
1979 
Chŏng Ch'ŏl , Korean  poetWGPSN  
Chopin 65°27′S  123°24′W  /  65.45°S 123.4°W  / -65.45; -123.4   (Chopin ) 131 
1976 
Frédéric Chopin , Polish composerWGPSN  
Chu Ta 2°02′N  105°40′W  /  2.04°N 105.66°W  / 2.04; -105.66   (Chu Ta ) 100 
1976 
Zhu Da , Chinese painterWGPSN  
Codesido 68°11′S  206°59′W  /  68.19°S 206.99°W  / -68.19; -206.99   (Codesido ) 64 
2024 
Julia Codesido , Peruvian painterWGPSN  
Coleridge 55°40′S  66°36′W  /  55.67°S 66.6°W  / -55.67; -66.6   (Coleridge ) 112 
1976 
Samuel Taylor Coleridge , English poetWGPSN  
Copland 37°38′N  72°59′E  /  37.63°N 72.99°E  / 37.63; 72.99   (Copland ) 208 
2010 
Aaron Copland , American composerWGPSN  
Copley 38°38′S  86°01′W  /  38.63°S 86.01°W  / -38.63; -86.01   (Copley ) 34 
1976 
John Singleton Copley , American painterWGPSN  
Couperin 29°44′N  151°56′W  /  29.74°N 151.94°W  / 29.74; -151.94   (Couperin ) 80 
1979 
The Couperin  family of French musicians 
WGPSN  
Cunningham 30°25′N  157°04′E  /  30.41°N 157.07°E  / 30.41; 157.07   (Cunningham ) 37 
2008 
Imogen Cunningham , American photographerWGPSN  
D 
Crater Coordinates 
Diameter Approval 
Eponym Ref
  
Dali 45°10′N  119°44′E  /  45.16°N 119.74°E  / 45.16; 119.74   (Dali ) 176 
2008 
Salvador Dalí , Spanish painterWGPSN  
Damer 36°22′N  115°49′W  /  36.36°N 115.81°W  / 36.36; -115.81   (Damer ) 60 
2013 
Anne Seymour Damer , English sculptorWGPSN  
Darío 26°17′S  9°31′W  /  26.28°S 9.51°W  / -26.28; -9.51   (Darío ) 151 
1976 
Rubén Darío , Nicaraguan writerWGPSN  
David 17°40′S  67°52′E  /  17.66°S 67.87°E  / -17.66; 67.87   (David ) 23 
2013 
Jacques-Louis David , French painterWGPSN  
de Graft 22°03′N  1°53′E  /  22.05°N 1.89°E  / 22.05; 1.89   (de Graft ) 68 
2009 
Joe de Graft , Ghanaian playwrightWGPSN  
Debussy 33°57′S  12°32′E  /  33.95°S 12.54°E  / -33.95; 12.54   (Debussy ) 81 
2010 
Claude Debussy , French composerWGPSN  
Degas 37°05′N  127°20′W  /  37.08°N 127.34°W  / 37.08; -127.34   (Degas ) 54 
1979 
Edgar Degas , French artistWGPSN  
Delacroix 44°19′S  129°31′W  /  44.32°S 129.51°W  / -44.32; -129.51   (Delacroix ) 158 
1979 
Eugène Delacroix , French artistWGPSN  
Derain 9°00′S  19°42′E  /  9°S 19.7°E  / -9; 19.7   (Derain ) 167 
2009 
André Derain , French artistWGPSN  
Derzhavin 45°36′N  36°56′W  /  45.6°N 36.93°W  / 45.6; -36.93   (Derzhavin ) 156 
1979 
Gavril Romanovich Derzhavin , Russian poetWGPSN  
Despréz 81°05′N  101°15′W  /  81.08°N 101.25°W  / 81.08; -101.25   (Despréz ) 47.05 
1979 
Josquin des Prez , Franco-Flemish composerWGPSN  
Dickens 73°16′S  155°58′W  /  73.26°S 155.96°W  / -73.26; -155.96   (Dickens ) 77.31 
1976 
Charles Dickens , English novelistWGPSN  
Disney 68°09′S  99°48′E  /  68.15°S 99.8°E  / -68.15; 99.8   (Disney ) 113 
2012 
Walt Disney , American animatorWGPSN  
Dominici 1°17′N  36°29′W  /  1.29°N 36.49°W  / 1.29; -36.49   (Dominici ) 20 
2010 
Maria de Dominici , Maltese painterWGPSN  
Donelaitis 52°58′S  38°25′E  /  52.96°S 38.42°E  / -52.96; 38.42   (Donelaitis ) 85 
2013 
Kristijonas Donelaitis , Lithuanian poetWGPSN  
Donne 2°55′N  14°03′W  /  2.92°N 14.05°W  / 2.92; -14.05   (Donne ) 86 
1976 
John Donne , English poetWGPSN  
Dostoevskij 44°44′S  178°07′W  /  44.73°S 178.11°W  / -44.73; -178.11   (Dostoevskij ) 430.06 
1979 
Fyodor Dostoyevsky , Russian novelistWGPSN  
Dowland 53°34′S  179°18′E  /  53.56°S 179.3°E  / -53.56; 179.3   (Dowland ) 158 
1979 
John Dowland , English composerWGPSN  
Driscoll 30°35′N  33°35′W  /  30.58°N 33.58°W  / 30.58; -33.58   (Driscoll ) 30 
2015 
Clara Driscoll , American artistWGPSN  
Duccio 58°14′N  52°25′W  /  58.23°N 52.42°W  / 58.23; -52.42   (Duccio ) 132 
2013 
Duccio di Buoninsegna , Italian painterWGPSN  
Du Fu 25°00′N  93°40′W  /  25°N 93.66°W  / 25; -93.66   (Du Fu ) 33 
2015 
Du Fu , Chinese artistWGPSN  
Dürer 21°31′N  118°59′W  /  21.51°N 118.98°W  / 21.51; -118.98   (Dürer ) 195 
1976 
Albrecht Dürer , German artistWGPSN  
Dvorák 9°24′S  12°08′W  /  9.4°S 12.13°W  / -9.4; -12.13   (Dvorák ) 75 
1976 
Antonín Dvořák , Czech  composerWGPSN  
E 
Crater Coordinates 
Diameter Approval 
Eponym Ref
  
Eastman 9°31′N  125°46′E  /  9.52°N 125.76°E  / 9.52; 125.76   (Eastman ) 67 
2009 
Charles Eastman , Sioux authorWGPSN  
Echegaray 43°29′N  20°13′W  /  43.48°N 20.22°W  / 43.48; -20.22   (Echegaray ) 63 
1985 
José Echegaray , Spanish dramatistWGPSN  
Egonu 67°09′N  61°29′E  /  67.15°N 61.48°E  / 67.15; 61.48   (Egonu ) 25 
2012 
Uzo Egonu , Nigerian artistWGPSN  
Eitoku 21°48′S  157°11′W  /  21.8°S 157.18°W  / -21.8; -157.18   (Eitoku ) 101 
1976 
Kanō Eitoku , Japanese artistWGPSN  
El Husseini 75°20′S  333°20′W  /  75.34°S 333.34°W  / -75.34; -333.34   (El Husseini ) 87 
2024 
Jumana El Husseini , Palestinian painter and sculptorWGPSN  
Ellington 12°53′S  26°06′E  /  12.88°S 26.1°E  / -12.88; 26.1   (Ellington ) 216 
2012 
Duke Ellington , American musicianWGPSN  
Eminescu 10°40′N  114°13′E  /  10.66°N 114.21°E  / 10.66; 114.21   (Eminescu ) 129 
2008 
Mihai Eminescu , Romanian poetWGPSN  
Enheduanna 48°20′N  33°35′W  /  48.34°N 33.59°W  / 48.34; -33.59   (Enheduanna ) 105 
2015 
Enheduanna , Sumerian poetWGPSN  
Enwonwu 10°01′S  121°58′E  /  10.01°S 121.96°E  / -10.01; 121.96   (Enwonwu ) 38 
2008 
Ben Enwonwu , Nigerian painterWGPSN  
Ensor 82°19′N  17°32′W  /  82.32°N 17.53°W  / 82.32; -17.53   (Ensor ) 24.92 
2013 
James Ensor , Belgian painterWGPSN  
Equiano 40°00′S  30°35′W  /  40°S 30.59°W  / -40; -30.59   (Equiano ) 102 
1976 
Olaudah Equiano , Benin  writerWGPSN  
Erté 27°26′N  117°20′W  /  27.44°N 117.33°W  / 27.44; -117.33   (Erté ) 48.5 
2013 
Erté , Russian-born French artistWGPSN  
F 
G 
Crater Coordinates 
Diameter Approval 
Eponym Ref
  
Gainsborough 35°44′S  175°29′E  /  35.73°S 175.48°E  / -35.73; 175.48   (Gainsborough ) 95 
1985 
Thomas Gainsborough , English painterWGPSN  
Gaudí 76°54′N  69°10′E  /  76.9°N 69.16°E  / 76.9; 69.16   (Gaudí ) 81 
2012 
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet , Spanish Catalan architectWGPSN  
Gauguin 66°22′N  100°01′W  /  66.36°N 100.01°W  / 66.36; -100.01   (Gauguin ) 70 
1979 
Paul Gauguin , French artistWGPSN  
Geddes 27°10′N  29°43′W  /  27.17°N 29.72°W  / 27.17; -29.72   (Geddes ) 84 
2010 
Wilhelmina Geddes , Irish stained glass artistWGPSN  
Ghiberti 48°33′S  80°09′W  /  48.55°S 80.15°W  / -48.55; -80.15   (Ghiberti ) 110 
1976 
Lorenzo Ghiberti , Italian sculptorWGPSN  
Giambologna 42°35′S  124°07′W  /  42.58°S 124.11°W  / -42.58; -124.11   (Giambologna ) 69 
2013 
Giambologna , Flemish sculptorWGPSN  
Gibran 35°44′N  111°26′W  /  35.73°N 111.44°W  / 35.73; -111.44   (Gibran ) 106 
2009 
Kahlil Gibran , Lebanese American poet and artistWGPSN  
Giotto 12°28′N  56°29′W  /  12.46°N 56.48°W  / 12.46; -56.48   (Giotto ) 144 
1976 
Giotto di Bondone , Italian painterWGPSN  
Glinka 14°50′N  112°33′W  /  14.83°N 112.55°W  / 14.83; -112.55   (Glinka ) 89 
2008 
Mikhail Glinka , Russian composerWGPSN  
Gluck 37°57′N  18°47′W  /  37.95°N 18.78°W  / 37.95; -18.78   (Gluck ) 100 
1979 
Christoph Willibald Gluck , Austrian composerWGPSN  
Goethe 81°06′N  51°02′W  /  81.1°N 51.03°W  / 81.1; -51.03   (Goethe ) 317.17 
1979 
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German writerWGPSN  
Gogol 28°16′S  147°28′W  /  28.26°S 147.46°W  / -28.26; -147.46   (Gogol ) 79 
1985 
Nikolai Gogol , Russian playwrightWGPSN  
Gordimer 87°44′N  170°54′W  /  87.73°N 170.9°W  / 87.73; -170.9   (Gogol ) 58 
2019 
Nadine Gordimer , South African writerWGPSN  
Goya 6°47′S  152°17′W  /  6.79°S 152.29°W  / -6.79; -152.29   (Goya ) 138 
1976 
Francisco Goya , Spanish artistWGPSN  
Grainger 44°05′S  104°49′E  /  44.09°S 104.81°E  / -44.09; 104.81   (Grainger ) 113 
2012 
Percy Grainger , Australian composerWGPSN  
Grieg 52°29′N  15°22′W  /  52.49°N 15.36°W  / 52.49; -15.36   (Grieg ) 59 
1985 
Edvard Grieg , Norwegian composerWGPSN  
Grotell 71°05′N  31°38′W  /  71.09°N 31.63°W  / 71.09; -31.63   (Grotell ) 48.25 
2012 
Maija Grotell , Finnish and American ceramistWGPSN  
Guido d'Arezzo 38°25′S  18°32′W  /  38.41°S 18.53°W  / -38.41; -18.53   (Guido d'Arezzo ) 58 
1976 
Guido of Arezzo , Italian music theoristWGPSN  
H 
Crater Coordinates 
Diameter Approval 
Eponym Ref
  
Hafiz 19°30′N  79°34′E  /  19.5°N 79.56°E  / 19.5; 79.56   (Hafiz ) 280 
2014 
Hafiz of Shiraz , Persian poetWGPSN  
Halim 48°52′N  100°56′W  /  48.87°N 100.94°W  / 48.87; -100.94   (Halim ) 44 
2024 
Tahia Halim , Egyptian painterWGPSN  
Hals 54°58′S  114°59′W  /  54.96°S 114.99°W  / -54.96; -114.99   (Hals ) 93 
1985 
Frans Hals , Dutch painterWGPSN  
Han Kan 72°08′S  146°24′W  /  72.13°S 146.4°W  / -72.13; -146.4   (Han Kan ) 50 
1985 
Han Gan , Chinese painterWGPSN  
Handel 3°32′N  34°23′W  /  3.53°N 34.38°W  / 3.53; -34.38   (Handel ) 138 
1976 
George Frideric Handel , German composerWGPSN  
Harunobu 14°53′N  140°56′W  /  14.88°N 140.93°W  / 14.88; -140.93   (Harunobu ) 107 
1976 
Suzuki Harunobu , Japanese artistWGPSN  
Hauptmann 23°42′S  179°35′E  /  23.7°S 179.59°E  / -23.7; 179.59   (Hauptmann ) 118 
1985 
Gerhart Hauptmann , German playwrightWGPSN  
Hawthorne 51°19′S  115°20′W  /  51.31°S 115.34°W  / -51.31; -115.34   (Hawthorne ) 120 
1979 
Nathaniel Hawthorne , American novelistWGPSN  
Haydn 27°13′S  71°38′W  /  27.22°S 71.64°W  / -27.22; -71.64   (Haydn ) 251 
1976 
Joseph Haydn , Austrian composerWGPSN  
Heaney 33°46′S  237°43′W  /  33.77°S 237.71°W  / -33.77; -237.71   (Heaney ) 125 
2017 
Seamus Heaney , Irish poet and playwrightWGPSN  
Heine 32°28′N  124°53′W  /  32.46°N 124.88°W  / 32.46; -124.88   (Heine ) 73 
1979 
Heinrich Heine , German poetWGPSN  
Hemingway 17°23′N  3°08′W  /  17.38°N 3.13°W  / 17.38; -3.13   (Hemingway ) 126 
2009 
Ernest Hemingway , American writerWGPSN  
Henri 79°41′N  152°59′E  /  79.68°N 152.98°E  / 79.68; 152.98   (Henri ) 163.8 
2012 
Robert Henri , American painterWGPSN  
Hesiod 58°16′S  34°15′W  /  58.27°S 34.25°W  / -58.27; -34.25   (Hesiod ) 101 
1976 
Hesiod , Ancient Greek poetWGPSN  
Hiroshige 13°20′S  26°58′W  /  13.34°S 26.96°W  / -13.34; -26.96   (Hiroshige ) 138 
1976 
Andō Hiroshige , Japanese artistWGPSN  
Hitomaro 16°04′S  15°39′W  /  16.07°S 15.65°W  / -16.07; -15.65   (Hitomaro ) 105 
1976 
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro , Japanese poetWGPSN  
Hodgkins 29°07′N  17°58′E  /  29.12°N 17.97°E  / 29.12; 17.97   (Hodgkins ) 19 
2009 
Frances Hodgkins , New Zealand painterWGPSN  
Hokusai 57°50′N  16°39′E  /  57.84°N 16.65°E  / 57.84; 16.65   (Hokusai ) 114 
2010 
Katsushika Hokusai , Japanese painterWGPSN  
Holbein 36°10′N  29°50′W  /  36.16°N 29.84°W  / 36.16; -29.84   (Holbein ) 115 
1979 
Hans Holbein the Younger , German artistWGPSN  
Holberg 67°22′S  59°34′W  /  67.37°S 59.57°W  / -67.37; -59.57   (Holberg ) 64 
1976 
Ludvig Holberg , Danish writerWGPSN  
Holst 17°25′S  44°58′E  /  17.42°S 44.96°E  / -17.42; 44.96   (Holst ) 170 
2012 
Gustav Holst , British composerWGPSN  
Homer 1°18′S  36°37′W  /  1.3°S 36.62°W  / -1.3; -36.62   (Homer ) 319 
1976 
Homer , Ancient Greek poetWGPSN  
Hopper 12°26′S  55°58′W  /  12.44°S 55.96°W  / -12.44; -55.96   (Hopper ) 36 
2012 
Edward Hopper , American painterWGPSN  
Horace 69°20′S  50°01′W  /  69.34°S 50.02°W  / -69.34; -50.02   (Horace ) 56 
1976 
Horace , Roman poetWGPSN  
Hovnatanian 7°41′S  172°43′E  /  7.68°S 172.71°E  / -7.68; 172.71   (Hovnatanian ) 34 
2008 
Hakob Hovnatanian , Armenian painterWGPSN  
Hugo 39°37′N  48°29′W  /  39.61°N 48.49°W  / 39.61; -48.49   (Hugo ) 206 
1979 
Victor Hugo , French writerWGPSN  
Hun Kal 0°28′S  19°56′W  /  0.47°S 19.93°W  / -0.47; -19.93   (Hun Kal ) 0.93 
1976 
'20' in the language of the Maya  (serves as Mercury's a meridian reference point) 
WGPSN  
Hurley 87°22′S  6°59′W  /  87.36°S 6.99°W  / -87.36; -6.99   (Hurley ) 67 
2013 
Frank Hurley , Australian photographerWGPSN  
I 
J 
K 
Crater Coordinates 
Diameter Approval 
Eponym Ref
  
Kandinsky 87°53′N  78°47′E  /  87.89°N 78.78°E  / 87.89; 78.78   (Kandinsky ) 60 
2012 
Wassily Kandinsky , Russian painterWGPSN  
Karsh 35°29′S  78°51′E  /  35.49°S 78.85°E  / -35.49; 78.85   (Karsh ) 58 
2015 
Yousuf Karsh , Armenian-Canadian photographerWGPSN  
Kālidāsā 18°13′S  179°49′W  /  18.21°S 179.82°W  / -18.21; -179.82   (Kālidāsā ) 160 
1976 
Kālidāsa , Sanskrit writerWGPSN  
Keats 70°19′S  156°39′W  /  70.31°S 156.65°W  / -70.31; -156.65   (Keats ) 107.85 
1976 
John Keats , English poetWGPSN  
Kenkō 21°21′S  16°10′W  /  21.35°S 16.16°W  / -21.35; -16.16   (Kenkō ) 105 
1976 
Yoshida Kenkō , Japanese writerWGPSN  
Kerouac 25°13′N  129°06′E  /  25.21°N 129.1°E  / 25.21; 129.1   (Kerouac ) 110 
2015 
Jack Kerouac , American writerWGPSN  
Kertész 27°22′N  146°05′E  /  27.37°N 146.08°E  / 27.37; 146.08   (Kertész ) 32 
2008 
André Kertész , Hungarian photographerWGPSN  
Khansa 58°57′S  51°56′W  /  58.95°S 51.94°W  / -58.95; -51.94   (Khansa ) 113 
1976 
Al-Khansa , Arabic poetWGPSN  
Kipling 19°22′S  72°01′E  /  19.37°S 72.02°E  / -19.37; 72.02   (Kipling ) 164 
2010 
Rudyard Kipling , English authorWGPSN  
Kirby 82°58′N  151°19′W  /  82.96°N 151.32°W  / 82.96; -151.32   (Kipling ) 31 
2019 
Jack Kirby , American illustratorWGPSN  
Kobro 82°10′S  81°13′E  /  82.16°S 81.22°E  / -82.16; 81.22   (Kobro ) 54 
2012 
Katarzyna Kobro , Polish sculptorWGPSN  
Kofi 56°45′N  117°52′E  /  56.75°N 117.87°E  / 56.75; 117.87   (Kofi ) 136 
2012 
Vincent Kofi , Ghanaian sculptorWGPSN  
Komeda 82°44′S  90°28′E  /  82.74°S 90.47°E  / -82.74; 90.47   (Komeda ) 54 
2012 
Krzysztof Komeda , Polish composerWGPSN  
Kōshō 59°56′N  139°52′W  /  59.93°N 139.87°W  / 59.93; -139.87   (Kōshō ) 64 
1985 
Kōshō, Japanese sculptor 
WGPSN  
Kuan Han-Chʻing 29°26′N  53°40′W  /  29.44°N 53.67°W  / 29.44; -53.67   (Kuan Han-Chʻing ) 143 
1979 
Guan Hanqing , Chinese playwrightWGPSN  
Kuiper 11°20′S  31°19′W  /  11.34°S 31.32°W  / -11.34; -31.32   (Kuiper ) 62 
1976 
Gerard Kuiper , American astronomerWGPSN  
Kulthum 50°43′N  93°32′E  /  50.72°N 93.53°E  / 50.72; 93.53   (Kulthum ) 31 
2015 
Umm Kulthum , Egyptian singerWGPSN  
Kunisada 1°22′N  113°01′E  /  1.37°N 113.02°E  / 1.37; 113.02   (Kunisada ) 241.45 
2009 
Utagawa Kunisada , Japanese woodblock printmakerWGPSN  
Kuniyoshi 57°52′S  37°29′W  /  57.87°S 37.49°W  / -57.87; -37.49   (Kuniyoshi ) 27 
2014 
Utagawa Kuniyoshi , Japanese painter and printmakerWGPSN  
Kurosawa 52°26′S  21°29′W  /  52.44°S 21.49°W  / -52.44; -21.49   (Kurosawa ) 152 
1976 
Kinko Kurosawa , Japanese musicianWGPSN  
Kyōsai 25°09′N  4°52′E  /  25.15°N 4.86°E  / 25.15; 4.86   (Kyōsai ) 39 
2012 
Kawanabe Kyōsai , Japanese artistWGPSN  
L 
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Lange 6°17′N  100°28′E  /  6.28°N 100.47°E  / 6.28; 100.47   (Lange ) 176.23 
2009 
Dorothea Lange , American photographerWGPSN  
Larrocha 43°17′N  69°50′W  /  43.29°N 69.83°W  / 43.29; -69.83   (Larrocha ) 196 
2013 
Alicia de Larrocha , Spanish pianistWGPSN  
Laxness 83°16′N  50°02′W  /  83.27°N 50.04°W  / 83.27; -50.04   (Laxness ) 25.89 
2013 
Halldór Laxness , Icelandic writerWGPSN  
Le Guin 18°46′S  102°44′W  /  18.76°S 102.74°W  / -18.76; -102.74   (Le Guin ) 61 
2024 
Ursula K. Le Guin , American authorWGPSN  
L'Engle 86°38′S  69°37′E  /  86.63°S 69.62°E  / -86.63; 69.62   (L'Engle ) 62 
2013 
Madeleine L'Engle , American authorWGPSN  
Lennon 36°25′S  41°11′E  /  36.41°S 41.18°E  / -36.41; 41.18   (Lennon ) 95 
2013 
John Lennon , former Beatles  member[ 9] [ 10] WGPSN  
Lennon–Picasso Basin 
17°25′S  44°58′E  /  17.42°S 44.96°E  / -17.42; 44.96   (Lennon ) 1450 
2018 
John Lennon  and Pablo Picasso [ 11]  
Leopardi 72°46′S  175°10′E  /  72.76°S 175.16°E  / -72.76; 175.16   (Leopardi ) 71.45 
1976 
Giacomo Leopardi , Italian writerWGPSN  
Lermontov 15°14′N  48°56′W  /  15.24°N 48.94°W  / 15.24; -48.94   (Lermontov ) 166 
1976 
Mikhail Lermontov , Russian writerWGPSN  
Lessing 28°30′S  90°20′W  /  28.5°S 90.34°W  / -28.5; -90.34   (Lessing ) 95 
1985 
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , German dramatistWGPSN  
Li Chʻing-Chao 77°58′S  71°10′W  /  77.96°S 71.17°W  / -77.96; -71.17   (Li Chʻing-Chao ) 69 
1976 
Li Qingzhao , Chinese writerWGPSN  
Li Po 17°06′N  35°41′W  /  17.1°N 35.69°W  / 17.1; -35.69   (Li Po ) 126 
1976 
Li Bai , Chinese poetWGPSN  
Liang Kʻai 39°53′S  175°50′E  /  39.89°S 175.84°E  / -39.89; 175.84   (Liang Kʻai ) 145 
1979 
Liang Kai , Chinese artistWGPSN  
Lismer 81°31′N  166°22′E  /  81.51°N 166.37°E  / 81.51; 166.37   (Lismer ) 139.12 
2012 
Arthur Lismer , Canadian painterWGPSN  
Liszt 16°08′S  168°20′W  /  16.13°S 168.34°W  / -16.13; -168.34   (Liszt ) 79 
1985 
Franz Liszt , Hungarian composerWGPSN  
Lorde 69°07′S  49°28′W  /  69.12°S 49.47°W  / -69.12; -49.47   (Lorde ) 45 
2022 
Audre Lorde , American writerWGPSN  
Lovecraft 86°14′S  73°49′W  /  86.24°S 73.82°W  / -86.24; -73.82   (Lovecraft ) 51.97 
2013 
H. P. Lovecraft , American authorWGPSN  
Lu Hsun 0°01′S  23°46′W  /  0.01°S 23.76°W  / -0.01; -23.76   (Lu Hsun ) 96 
1976 
Lu Xun , Chinese writerWGPSN  
Lysippus 1°02′N  132°45′W  /  1.03°N 132.75°W  / 1.03; -132.75   (Lysippus ) 155 
1976 
Lysippos , Ancient Greek sculptorWGPSN  
M 
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Eponym Ref
  
Ma Chih-Yuan 60°01′S  78°01′W  /  60.01°S 78.01°W  / -60.01; -78.01   (Ma Chih-Yuan ) 197 
1976 
Ma Zhiyuan , Chinese writerWGPSN  
Machaut 2°03′S  82°22′W  /  2.05°S 82.37°W  / -2.05; -82.37   (Machaut ) 104 
1976 
Guillaume de Machaut , French poet and composerWGPSN  
MacNicol 68°11′S  355°57′W  /  68.19°S 355.95°W  / -68.19; -355.95   (MacNicol ) 42 
2022 
Bessie MacNicol , Scottish painterWGPSN  
Magritte 72°47′S  121°38′E  /  72.78°S 121.63°E  / -72.78; 121.63   (Magritte ) 149 
2012 
René Magritte , Belgian painterWGPSN  
Mahler 19°41′S  18°49′W  /  19.68°S 18.82°W  / -19.68; -18.82   (Mahler ) 104 
1976 
Gustav Mahler , Bohemian composerWGPSN  
Mansart 72°43′N  123°22′W  /  72.72°N 123.36°W  / 72.72; -123.36   (Mansart ) 84.97 
1979 
Jules Hardouin-Mansart , French architectWGPSN  
Mansur 47°25′N  163°37′W  /  47.41°N 163.61°W  / 47.41; -163.61   (Mansur ) 95 
1979 
Ustad Mansur , Mughal  artistWGPSN  
March 30°57′N  176°18′W  /  30.95°N 176.3°W  / 30.95; -176.3   (March ) 83 
1979 
Ausiàs March , Catalan  poetWGPSN  
Mark Twain 10°55′S  138°17′W  /  10.91°S 138.28°W  / -10.91; -138.28   (Mark Twain ) 142 
1976 
Mark Twain , American novelistWGPSN  
Martí 75°58′S  168°16′W  /  75.96°S 168.26°W  / -75.96; -168.26   (Martí ) 69.48 
1976 
José Martí , Cuban writerWGPSN  
Martins 8°00′S  304°56′W  /  8°S 304.93°W  / -8; -304.93   (Martí ) 12.4 
2019 
Maria Martins , Brazilian sculptorWGPSN  
Martial 68°28′N  178°20′W  /  68.47°N 178.33°W  / 68.47; -178.33   (Martial ) 51 
1979 
Martial , Roman poetWGPSN  
Matabei 39°51′S  14°03′W  /  39.85°S 14.05°W  / -39.85; -14.05   (Matabei ) 24 
2009 
Iwasa Matabei , Japanese painterWGPSN  
Matisse 23°50′S  90°03′W  /  23.83°S 90.05°W  / -23.83; -90.05   (Matisse ) 189.04 
1976 
Henri Matisse , French painterWGPSN  
Melville 22°01′N  9°53′W  /  22.01°N 9.89°W  / 22.01; -9.89   (Melville ) 146 
1976 
Herman Melville , American novelistWGPSN  
Mena 0°10′S  124°44′W  /  0.17°S 124.73°W  / -0.17; -124.73   (Mena ) 15 
1976 
Juan de Mena , Spanish poetWGPSN  
Mendelssohn 70°04′N  257°27′W  /  70.07°N 257.45°W  / 70.07; -257.45   (Mendelssohn ) 291 
2012 
Felix Mendelssohn , German composerWGPSN  
Mendes Pinto 61°39′S  17°34′W  /  61.65°S 17.57°W  / -61.65; -17.57   (Mendes Pinto ) 192 
1976 
Fernão Mendes Pinto , Portuguese writerWGPSN  
Michelangelo 44°55′S  109°47′W  /  44.92°S 109.78°W  / -44.92; -109.78   (Michelangelo ) 229.71 
1979 
Michelangelo , Italian artistWGPSN  
Mickiewicz 23°09′N  103°14′W  /  23.15°N 103.23°W  / 23.15; -103.23   (Mickiewicz ) 103 
1976 
Adam Mickiewicz , Polish writerWGPSN  
Milton 26°06′S  175°02′W  /  26.1°S 175.03°W  / -26.1; -175.03   (Milton ) 180.85 
1976 
John Milton , English poetWGPSN  
Mistral 4°42′N  54°40′W  /  4.7°N 54.67°W  / 4.7; -54.67   (Mistral ) 102 
1976 
Gabriela Mistral , Chilean poetWGPSN  
Mofolo 37°41′S  28°13′W  /  37.68°S 28.22°W  / -37.68; -28.22   (Mofolo ) 103 
1976 
Thomas Mofolo , Lesotho  writerWGPSN  
Molière 15°24′N  17°43′W  /  15.4°N 17.71°W  / 15.4; -17.71   (Molière ) 139 
1976 
Molière , French playwrightWGPSN  
Monet 44°14′N  9°46′W  /  44.23°N 9.77°W  / 44.23; -9.77   (Monet ) 203 
1979 
Claude Monet , French artistWGPSN  
Monk 66°05′N  63°49′E  /  66.08°N 63.81°E  / 66.08; 63.81   (Monk ) 12 
2013 
Thelonious Monk , American jazz musicianWGPSN  
Monteverdi 64°29′N  81°01′W  /  64.49°N 81.01°W  / 64.49; -81.01   (Monteverdi ) 134 
1979 
Claudio Monteverdi , Italian composerWGPSN  
Moody 13°13′S  144°51′E  /  13.21°S 144.85°E  / -13.21; 144.85   (Moody ) 83 
2008 
Ronald Moody , Jamaican painterWGPSN  
Morrison 79°40′N  232°34′E  /  79.66°N 232.57°E  / 79.66; 232.57   (Moody ) 35 
2022 
Toni Morrison ; American authorWGPSN  
Mozart 7°45′N  169°25′E  /  7.75°N 169.41°E  / 7.75; 169.41   (Mozart ) 241 
1976 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Austrian composerWGPSN  
Munch 40°29′N  152°49′E  /  40.48°N 152.82°E  / 40.48; 152.82   (Munch ) 57 
2008 
Edvard Munch , Norwegian painterWGPSN  
Munkácsy 21°57′N  101°08′E  /  21.95°N 101.14°E  / 21.95; 101.14   (Munkácsy ) 193 
2009 
Mihály Munkácsy , Hungarian painterWGPSN  
Murasaki 12°32′S  30°24′W  /  12.54°S 30.4°W  / -12.54; -30.4   (Murasaki ) 132 
1976 
Murasaki Shikibu , Japanese writerWGPSN  
Mussorgskij 32°49′N  97°39′W  /  32.82°N 97.65°W  / 32.82; -97.65   (Mussorgskij ) 115 
1979 
Modest Mussorgsky , Russian composerWGPSN  
Myron 71°13′N  84°52′W  /  71.21°N 84.86°W  / 71.21; -84.86   (Myron ) 25 
1979 
Myron , Ancient Greek sculptorWGPSN  
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Nabokov 14°34′S  55°46′E  /  14.56°S 55.76°E  / -14.56; 55.76   (Nabokov ) 166 
2012 
Vladimir Nabokov , Russian and American writerWGPSN  
Nairne 70°20′S  1°35′E  /  70.34°S 1.59°E  / -70.34; 1.59   (Nairne ) 56 
2022 
Carolina Nairne , Scottish songwriterWGPSN  
Namatjira 58°49′N  33°02′W  /  58.82°N 33.04°W  / 58.82; -33.04   (Namatjira ) 34 
2015 
Albert Namatjira , Australian Aboriginal artistWGPSN  
Nampeyo 40°20′S  49°58′W  /  40.33°S 49.96°W  / -40.33; -49.96   (Nampeyo ) 49 
1976 
Nampeyo , Hopi  potterWGPSN  
Navoi 58°49′N  160°25′E  /  58.82°N 160.41°E  / 58.82; 160.41   (Navoi ) 69 
2008 
Ali-Shir Nava'i , Uzbek poetWGPSN  
Nāwahī 35°53′N  145°16′E  /  35.88°N 145.26°E  / 35.88; 145.26   (Nāwahī ) 38 
2008 
Joseph Nāwahī , Hawaiian painterWGPSN  
Neruda 52°40′S  125°47′E  /  52.66°S 125.79°E  / -52.66; 125.79   (Neruda ) 112 
2008 
Jan Neruda , Czech poet and writer, and Johann Baptist Georg Neruda , Czech composerWGPSN  
Nervo 42°42′N  179°53′W  /  42.7°N 179.89°W  / 42.7; -179.89   (Nervo ) 66 
1979 
Amado Nervo , Mexican poetWGPSN  
Neumann 37°13′S  34°34′W  /  37.22°S 34.56°W  / -37.22; -34.56   (Neumann ) 122 
1976 
Johann Balthasar Neumann , German architectWGPSN  
Nizāmī 70°28′N  166°43′W  /  70.46°N 166.71°W  / 70.46; -166.71   (Nizāmī ) 77 
1979 
Nizami , Persian  poetWGPSN  
Nureyev 11°41′N  173°08′W  /  11.68°N 173.13°W  / 11.68; -173.13   (Nureyev ) 16 
2012 
Rudolf Nureyev , Soviet and British ballet dancerWGPSN  
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Pahinui 28°10′S  213°13′W  /  28.16°S 213.21°W  / -28.16; -213.21   (Pahinui ) 54 
2013 
Gabby Pahinui , Hawaiian slack-key guitarist and singerWGPSN  
Pasch 46°07′N  134°45′E  /  46.12°N 134.75°E  / 46.12; 134.75   (Pasch ) 37 
2012 
Ulrika Pasch , Swedish painterWGPSN  
Petipa 11°32′N  21°03′E  /  11.54°N 21.05°E  / 11.54; 21.05   (Petipa ) 12 
2012 
Marius Petipa , French and Russian choreographer and dancerWGPSN  
Petőfi 83°33′S  119°21′E  /  83.55°S 119.35°E  / -83.55; 119.35   (Petőfi ) 61 
2013 
Sándor Petőfi , Hungarian poetWGPSN  
Petrarch 30°31′S  26°17′W  /  30.52°S 26.29°W  / -30.52; -26.29   (Petrarch ) 167 
1976 
Petrarch , Italian poetWGPSN  
Petronius 86°04′N  40°31′W  /  86.06°N 40.51°W  / 86.06; -40.51   (Petronius ) 36 
2012 
Petronius , Roman authorWGPSN  
Phidias 8°58′N  149°44′W  /  8.97°N 149.73°W  / 8.97; -149.73   (Phidias ) 168 
1976 
Phidias , Ancient Greek artist and architectWGPSN  
Philoxenus 8°41′S  111°45′W  /  8.68°S 111.75°W  / -8.68; -111.75   (Philoxenus ) 87 
1976 
Philoxenus of Cythera , Ancient Greek poetWGPSN  
Picasso 3°26′N  50°14′E  /  3.44°N 50.24°E  / 3.44; 50.24   (Picasso ) 134 
2010 
Pablo Picasso , Spanish painterWGPSN  
Pigalle 37°39′S  9°38′W  /  37.65°S 9.64°W  / -37.65; -9.64   (Pigalle ) 153 
1976 
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle , French sculptorWGPSN  
Plath 37°52′N  38°50′W  /  37.86°N 38.84°W  / 37.86; -38.84   (Plath ) 35 
2015 
Sylvia Plath , American poetWGPSN  
Po Chü-I 6°56′S  165°17′W  /  6.94°S 165.28°W  / -6.94; -165.28   (Po Chü-I ) 70 
1976 
Bai Juyi , Chinese poetWGPSN  
Po Ya 45°55′S  20°10′W  /  45.92°S 20.17°W  / -45.92; -20.17   (Po Ya ) 101 
1976 
Bo Ya , Chinese musicianWGPSN  
Poe 43°46′N  159°06′E  /  43.76°N 159.1°E  / 43.76; 159.1   (Poe ) 77 
2008 
Edgar Allan Poe , American poetWGPSN  
Polygnotus 0°08′S  69°16′W  /  0.13°S 69.26°W  / -0.13; -69.26   (Polygnotus ) 124 
1976 
Polygnotus , Ancient Greek painterWGPSN  
Popova 34°43′S  66°44′W  /  34.72°S 66.73°W  / -34.72; -66.73   (Popova ) 34 
2012 
Lyubov Popova , Russian painter and designerWGPSN  
Praxiteles 27°07′N  60°17′W  /  27.11°N 60.28°W  / 27.11; -60.28   (Praxiteles ) 198 
1979 
Praxiteles , Ancient Greek sculptorWGPSN  
Prokofiev 85°46′N  62°55′E  /  85.77°N 62.92°E  / 85.77; 62.92   (Prokofiev ) 112 
2012 
Sergei Prokofiev , Russian composerWGPSN  
Proust 19°34′N  47°35′W  /  19.56°N 47.59°W  / 19.56; -47.59   (Proust ) 145 
1976 
Marcel Proust , French novelistWGPSN  
Puccini 65°23′S  45°19′W  /  65.39°S 45.32°W  / -65.39; -45.32   (Puccini ) 76 
1976 
Giacomo Puccini , Italian composerWGPSN  
Purcell 80°26′N  152°13′W  /  80.43°N 152.21°W  / 80.43; -152.21   (Purcell ) 87.67 
1979 
Henry Purcell , English composerWGPSN  
Pushkin 65°47′S  20°44′W  /  65.79°S 20.73°W  / -65.79; -20.73   (Pushkin ) 232 
1976 
Alexander Pushkin , Russian poetWGPSN  
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Rabelais 60°32′S  61°49′W  /  60.53°S 61.81°W  / -60.53; -61.81   (Rabelais ) 154 
1976 
François Rabelais , French writerWGPSN  
Rachmaninoff 27°40′N  57°22′E  /  27.66°N 57.37°E  / 27.66; 57.37   (Rachmaninoff ) 305 
2010 
Sergei Rachmaninoff , Russian composerWGPSN  
Raden Saleh 2°04′N  158°50′E  /  2.07°N 158.83°E  / 2.07; 158.83   (Raden Saleh ) 23 
2008 
Raden Saleh , Javanese painterWGPSN  
Raditladi 27°09′N  119°04′E  /  27.15°N 119.06°E  / 27.15; 119.06   (Raditladi ) 258 
2008 
Leetile Disang Raditladi , Botswanan writerWGPSN  
Rajnis 4°22′N  96°13′W  /  4.36°N 96.21°W  / 4.36; -96.21   (Rajnis ) 80 
1976 
Rainis , Latvian writerWGPSN  
Remarque 84°56′N  6°28′W  /  84.94°N 6.46°W  / 84.94; -6.46   (Remarque ) 25.9 
2013 
Erich Maria Remarque , German authorWGPSN  
Rameau 54°35′S  37°14′W  /  54.58°S 37.24°W  / -54.58; -37.24   (Rameau ) 58 
1976 
Jean-Philippe Rameau , French composerWGPSN  
Raphael 20°25′S  76°21′W  /  20.42°S 76.35°W  / -20.42; -76.35   (Raphael ) 342 
1976 
Raphael , Italian artistWGPSN  
Ravel 12°01′S  38°11′W  /  12.01°S 38.19°W  / -12.01; -38.19   (Ravel ) 78 
1985 
Maurice Ravel , French composerWGPSN  
Rembrandt 32°53′S  87°52′E  /  32.89°S 87.87°E  / -32.89; 87.87   (Rembrandt ) 716 
2009 
Rembrandt , Dutch artistWGPSN  
Renoir 18°20′S  52°01′W  /  18.34°S 52.01°W  / -18.34; -52.01   (Renoir ) 220 
1976 
Pierre-Auguste Renoir , French artistWGPSN  
Repin 19°07′S  63°20′W  /  19.12°S 63.33°W  / -19.12; -63.33   (Repin ) 95 
1976 
Ilya Yefimovich Repin , Russian artistWGPSN  
Riemenschneider 52°45′S  99°57′W  /  52.75°S 99.95°W  / -52.75; -99.95   (Riemenschneider ) 183 
1979 
Tilman Riemenschneider , German sculptorWGPSN  
Rilke 44°49′S  12°34′W  /  44.81°S 12.57°W  / -44.81; -12.57   (Rilke ) 82 
1976 
Rainer Maria Rilke , German poetWGPSN  
Rimbaud 63°37′S  148°54′W  /  63.62°S 148.9°W  / -63.62; -148.9   (Rimbaud ) 78 
1985 
Arthur Rimbaud , French poetWGPSN  
Rikyū 79°55′N  22°44′W  /  79.91°N 22.74°W  / 79.91; -22.74   (Rikyū ) 22.4 
2013 
Sen no Rikyū , Japanese tea masterWGPSN  
Rivera 69°17′N  32°11′E  /  69.29°N 32.18°E  / 69.29; 32.18   (Rivera ) 40 
2015 
Diego Rivera , Mexican painterWGPSN  
Rizal 82°29′N  146°59′W  /  82.48°N 146.98°W  / 82.48; -146.98   (Rivera ) 64 
2019 
José Rizal , Filipino writerWGPSN  
Rodin 21°43′N  18°53′W  /  21.72°N 18.89°W  / 21.72; -18.89   (Rodin ) 230 
1976 
Auguste Rodin , French sculptorWGPSN  
Roerich 84°23′S  58°56′W  /  84.39°S 58.94°W  / -84.39; -58.94   (Roerich ) 111.67 
2013 
Nicholas Roerich , Russian painterWGPSN  
Rubens 60°35′N  77°59′W  /  60.58°N 77.99°W  / 60.58; -77.99   (Rubens ) 158 
1979 
Peter Paul Rubens , French artistWGPSN  
Rublev 15°07′S  157°05′W  /  15.12°S 157.08°W  / -15.12; -157.08   (Rublev ) 129 
1976 
Andrei Rublev , Russian icon painterWGPSN  
Rūdaki 3°58′S  51°46′W  /  3.97°S 51.76°W  / -3.97; -51.76   (Rūdaki ) 124 
1976 
Rudaki , Persian poetWGPSN  
Rude 33°13′S  79°17′W  /  33.22°S 79.29°W  / -33.22; -79.29   (Rude ) 68 
1985 
François Rude , French sculptorWGPSN  
Rūmī 24°12′S  105°18′W  /  24.2°S 105.3°W  / -24.2; -105.3   (Rūmī ) 75 
1985 
Mawlana Rumi , Persian poetWGPSN  
Rustaveli 52°25′N  82°44′E  /  52.41°N 82.74°E  / 52.41; 82.74   (Rustaveli ) 200 
2012 
Shota Rustaveli , Georgian poetWGPSN  
Ruysch 10°42′S  94°07′E  /  10.7°S 94.12°E  / -10.7; 94.12   (Ruysch ) 64 
2013 
Rachel Ruysch , Netherland painterWGPSN  
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Sadī 79°14′S  51°16′W  /  79.24°S 51.26°W  / -79.24; -51.26   (Sadī ) 66.54 
1976 
Saadi , Persian poetWGPSN  
Saikaku 71°58′N  177°58′W  /  71.96°N 177.97°W  / 71.96; -177.97   (Saikaku ) 64 
1979 
Ihara Saikaku , Japanese poetWGPSN  
Sander 42°26′N  154°34′E  /  42.43°N 154.56°E  / 42.43; 154.56   (Sander ) 47 
2008 
August Sander , German photographerWGPSN  
Sanai 13°22′S  6°59′W  /  13.37°S 6.99°W  / -13.37; -6.99   (Sanai ) 490 
2014 
Sanai , Persian poetWGPSN  
Sapkota 86°05′N  132°47′W  /  86.09°N 132.79°W  / 86.09; -132.79   (Sapkota ) 27.4 
2015 
Mahananda Sapkota , Nepalese poetWGPSN  
Sarmiento 29°16′S  170°25′E  /  29.27°S 170.42°E  / -29.27; 170.42   (Sarmiento ) 95 
1979 
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento , Argentinian writerWGPSN  
Savage 8°35′S  93°25′E  /  8.59°S 93.41°E  / -8.59; 93.41   (Savage ) 93 
2013 
Augusta Savage , American sculptorWGPSN  
Sayat-Nova 27°59′S  122°42′W  /  27.98°S 122.7°W  / -27.98; -122.7   (Sayat-Nova ) 146 
1979 
Sayat-Nova , Armenian poetWGPSN  
Scarlatti 40°42′N  101°10′W  /  40.7°N 101.16°W  / 40.7; -101.16   (Scarlatti ) 132 
1979 
Domenico Scarlatti , Alessandro Scarlatti , Italian composersWGPSN  
Schoenberg 16°04′S  136°05′W  /  16.06°S 136.08°W  / -16.06; -136.08   (Schoenberg ) 28 
1976 
Arnold Schoenberg , Austrian composerWGPSN  
Schubert 43°13′S  54°16′W  /  43.21°S 54.26°W  / -43.21; -54.26   (Schubert ) 190 
1976 
Franz Schubert , Austrian composerWGPSN  
Scopas 81°16′S  174°43′E  /  81.26°S 174.71°E  / -81.26; 174.71   (Scopas ) 83.16 
1976 
Scopas , Ancient Greek sculptor and architectWGPSN  
Sei 64°37′S  88°35′W  /  64.61°S 88.59°W  / -64.61; -88.59   (Sei ) 137 
1976 
Sei Shōnagon , Japanese writerWGPSN  
Seuss 7°39′N  33°10′E  /  7.65°N 33.16°E  / 7.65; 33.16   (Seuss ) 64 
2012 
Theodor Seuss Geisel , American author and cartoonistWGPSN  
Shakespeare 48°06′N  152°15′W  /  48.1°N 152.25°W  / 48.1; -152.25   (Shakespeare ) 399 
1979 
William Shakespeare , English writerWGPSN  
Shelley 47°41′S  128°16′W  /  47.69°S 128.27°W  / -47.69; -128.27   (Shelley ) 171 
1979 
Percy Bysshe Shelley , English poetWGPSN  
Sher-Gil 45°16′S  134°44′E  /  45.26°S 134.74°E  / -45.26; 134.74   (Sher-Gil ) 77 
2008 
Amrita Sher-Gil , Indian painterWGPSN  
Shevchenko 53°38′S  46°01′W  /  53.64°S 46.02°W  / -53.64; -46.02   (Shevchenko ) 143 
1976 
Taras Shevchenko , Ukrainian  poetWGPSN  
Sholem Aleichem 50°55′N  90°29′W  /  50.92°N 90.48°W  / 50.92; -90.48   (Sholem Aleichem ) 196 
1979 
Sholom Aleichem , Yiddish  writerWGPSN  
Sibelius 49°30′S  145°22′W  /  49.5°S 145.37°W  / -49.5; -145.37   (Sibelius ) 94 
1985 
Jean Sibelius , Finnish composerWGPSN  
Simonides 29°08′S  44°51′W  /  29.13°S 44.85°W  / -29.13; -44.85   (Simonides ) 87 
1985 
Simonides of Ceos , Greek poetWGPSN  
Sinan 15°28′N  30°35′W  /  15.46°N 30.59°W  / 15.46; -30.59   (Sinan ) 134 
1976 
Mimar Sinan , Turkish architectWGPSN  
Smetana 48°15′S  70°10′W  /  48.25°S 70.17°W  / -48.25; -70.17   (Smetana ) 191 
1985 
Bedřich Smetana , Czech composerWGPSN  
Snorri 9°10′S  83°14′W  /  9.17°S 83.24°W  / -9.17; -83.24   (Snorri ) 21 
1976 
Snorri Sturluson , Icelandic poetWGPSN  
Sophocles 6°57′S  146°02′W  /  6.95°S 146.04°W  / -6.95; -146.04   (Sophocles ) 142 
1976 
Sophocles , Ancient Greek dramatistWGPSN  
Sor Juana 50°31′N  25°35′W  /  50.51°N 25.59°W  / 50.51; -25.59   (Sor Juana ) 102 
1979 
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz , Mexican writerWGPSN  
Sōseki 39°19′N  38°46′W  /  39.31°N 38.77°W  / 39.31; -38.77   (Sōseki ) 92 
1985 
Natsume Sōseki , Japanese novelistWGPSN  
Sōtatsu 48°44′S  18°10′W  /  48.73°S 18.17°W  / -48.73; -18.17   (Sōtatsu ) 157 
1976 
Tawaraya Sōtatsu , Japanese artistWGPSN  
Sousa 46°41′N  0°38′E  /  46.69°N 0.63°E  / 46.69; 0.63   (Sousa ) 138 
2012 
John Philip Sousa , American bandmaster and composerWGPSN  
Spitteler 69°11′S  60°16′W  /  69.18°S 60.26°W  / -69.18; -60.26   (Spitteler ) 67 
1976 
Carl Spitteler , Swiss poetWGPSN  
Steichen 12°47′S  77°02′E  /  12.79°S 77.04°E  / -12.79; 77.04   (Steichen ) 196 
2010 
Edward Steichen , American photographerWGPSN  
Stevenson 2°03′N  143°53′W  /  2.05°N 143.88°W  / 2.05; -143.88   (Stevenson ) 134 
2012 
Robert Louis Stevenson , Scottish authorWGPSN  
Stieglitz 72°32′N  67°38′E  /  72.54°N 67.63°E  / 72.54; 67.63   (Stieglitz ) 100 
2012 
Alfred Stieglitz , American photographerWGPSN  
Strauss 70°25′N  285°32′E  /  70.42°N 285.53°E  / 70.42; 285.53   (Stieglitz ) 17 
2019 
Strauss family of musicians 
WGPSN  
Stravinsky 51°57′N  78°54′W  /  51.95°N 78.9°W  / 51.95; -78.9   (Stravinsky ) 129 
1979 
Igor Stravinsky , Russian composerWGPSN  
Strindberg 53°25′N  136°40′W  /  53.41°N 136.67°W  / 53.41; -136.67   (Strindberg ) 189 
1979 
August Strindberg , Swedish writerWGPSN  
Sullivan 16°11′S  86°53′W  /  16.19°S 86.88°W  / -16.19; -86.88   (Sullivan ) 153.23 
1976 
Louis Sullivan , American architectWGPSN  
Sūr Dās 46°59′S  93°34′W  /  46.98°S 93.57°W  / -46.98; -93.57   (Sūr Dās ) 131 
1979 
Sur , Hindu , poetWGPSN  
Surikov 36°59′S  124°54′W  /  36.98°S 124.9°W  / -36.98; -124.9   (Surikov ) 224 
1979 
Vasily Surikov , Russian artistWGPSN  
Sveinsdóttir 2°50′S  100°19′E  /  2.83°S 100.32°E  / -2.83; 100.32   (Sveinsdóttir ) 212.79 
2008 
Júlíana Sveinsdóttir , Icelandic artistWGPSN  
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Takanobu 30°40′N  108°34′W  /  30.66°N 108.56°W  / 30.66; -108.56   (Takanobu ) 72 
1985 
Fujiwara no Takanobu , Japanese poetWGPSN  
Takayoshi 37°14′S  163°49′W  /  37.23°S 163.82°W  / -37.23; -163.82   (Takayoshi ) 136 
1979 
Fujiwara no Takayoshi, Japanese painter 
WGPSN  
Tansen 4°07′N  71°40′W  /  4.11°N 71.67°W  / 4.11; -71.67   (Tansen ) 27 
1976 
Tansen , Hindustani  composerWGPSN  
Thākur 3°03′S  64°34′W  /  3.05°S 64.57°W  / -3.05; -64.57   (Thākur ) 111 
1976 
Rabindranath Tagore , Indian writerWGPSN  
Theophanes 5°01′S  142°47′W  /  5.02°S 142.78°W  / -5.02; -142.78   (Theophanes ) 46 
1976 
Theophanes the Greek , icon painterWGPSN  
Thoreau 5°56′N  132°38′W  /  5.94°N 132.64°W  / 5.94; -132.64   (Thoreau ) 72 
1985 
Henry David Thoreau , American poetWGPSN  
Tintoretto 47°59′S  22°57′W  /  47.99°S 22.95°W  / -47.99; -22.95   (Tintoretto ) 94 
1976 
Tintoretto , Italian artistWGPSN  
Titian 3°41′S  42°32′W  /  3.69°S 42.53°W  / -3.69; -42.53   (Titian ) 109 
1976 
Titian , Italian artistWGPSN  
To Ngoc Van 52°29′N  111°42′W  /  52.49°N 111.7°W  / 52.49; -111.7   (To Ngoc Van ) 71 
2009 
To Ngoc Van , Vietnamese painterWGPSN  
Tolkien 88°49′N  148°55′E  /  88.82°N 148.92°E  / 88.82; 148.92   (Tolkien ) 50 
2012 
J. R. R. Tolkien , English writerWGPSN  
Tolstoj 16°14′S  164°38′W  /  16.23°S 164.64°W  / -16.23; -164.64   (Tolstoj ) 355 
1976 
Leo Tolstoy , Russian writerWGPSN  
Travers 28°00′S  329°06′W  /  28.0°S 329.1°W  / -28.0; -329.1   (Tolstoj ) 164 
2018 
Pamela Lyndon Travers , British writerWGPSN  
Tsʻai Wen-Chi 23°28′N  23°09′W  /  23.47°N 23.15°W  / 23.47; -23.15   (Tsʻai Wen-Chi ) 124 
1976 
Cai Wenji , Chinese poet and composerWGPSN  
Tsʻao Chan 13°19′S  142°21′W  /  13.31°S 142.35°W  / -13.31; -142.35   (Tsʻao Chan ) 110 
1976 
Cao Xueqin , Chinese novelistWGPSN  
Tsurayuki 62°59′S  20°20′W  /  62.99°S 20.34°W  / -62.99; -20.34   (Tsurayuki ) 83 
1976 
Ki no Tsurayuki , Japanese writerWGPSN  
Tung Yüan 75°01′N  62°50′W  /  75.02°N 62.83°W  / 75.02; -62.83   (Tung Yüan ) 60.46 
1979 
Dong Yuan , Chinese artistWGPSN  
Turgenev 65°41′N  136°16′W  /  65.68°N 136.26°W  / 65.68; -136.26   (Turgenev ) 136 
1979 
Ivan Turgenev , Russian writerWGPSN  
Tyagaraja 3°53′N  148°54′W  /  3.89°N 148.9°W  / 3.89; -148.9   (Tyagaraja ) 97 
1976 
Tyāgarāja , Indian composerWGPSN  
Tryggvadóttir 89°33′N  171°34′W  /  89.55°N 171.56°W  / 89.55; -171.56   (Tryggvadóttir ) 31 
2012 
Nína Tryggvadóttir , Icelandic artistWGPSN  
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Vālmiki 23°35′S  141°25′W  /  23.58°S 141.41°W  / -23.58; -141.41   (Vālmiki ) 210 
1976 
Valmiki , Indian poetWGPSN  
Van Dijck 75°48′N  166°38′W  /  75.8°N 166.63°W  / 75.8; -166.63   (Van Dijck ) 101.53 
1979 
Anthony van Dyck , Flemish artistWGPSN  
Van Eyck 43°13′N  159°26′W  /  43.22°N 159.43°W  / 43.22; -159.43   (Van Eyck ) 271 
1979 
Jan van Eyck , Flemish artistWGPSN  
Van Gogh 76°53′S  138°41′W  /  76.88°S 138.68°W  / -76.88; -138.68   (van Gogh ) 99 
1976 
Vincent van Gogh , Dutch artistWGPSN  
Varma 80°02′N  18°58′W  /  80.04°N 18.97°W  / 80.04; -18.97   (Varma ) 30 
2013 
Raja Ravi Varma , Indian painterWGPSN  
Vazov 65°24′S  212°20′W  /  65.4°S 212.33°W  / -65.4; -212.33   (Vazov ) 33 
2020 
Ivan Vazov , Bulgarian poetWGPSN  
Velázquez 37°35′N  55°26′W  /  37.59°N 55.43°W  / 37.59; -55.43   (Velázquez ) 128 
1979 
Diego Velázquez , Spanish painterWGPSN  
Verdi 64°22′N  169°43′W  /  64.36°N 169.71°W  / 64.36; -169.71   (Verdi ) 145 
1979 
Giuseppe Verdi , Italian composerWGPSN  
Veronese 5°18′N  55°57′W  /  5.3°N 55.95°W  / 5.3; -55.95   (Veronese ) 45 
2021 
Paolo Veronese , Italian painterWGPSN  
Vieira da Silva 1°32′N  123°25′W  /  1.54°N 123.41°W  / 1.54; -123.41   (Vieira da Silva ) 274 
2013 
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva , Portuguese-French painterWGPSN  
Villa-Lobos 5°16′N  6°47′E  /  5.27°N 6.79°E  / 5.27; 6.79   (Villa-Lobos ) 67 
2015 
Heitor Villa-Lobos , Brazilian composerWGPSN  
Vincente 56°45′S  142°58′W  /  56.75°S 142.96°W  / -56.75; -142.96   (Vincente ) 108 
1979 
Gil Vicente , Portuguese writerWGPSN  
Vivaldi 13°46′N  85°55′W  /  13.76°N 85.92°W  / 13.76; -85.92   (Vivaldi ) 213 
1976 
Antonio Vivaldi , Italian composerWGPSN  
Vlaminck 28°29′N  13°31′W  /  28.48°N 13.51°W  / 28.48; -13.51   (Vlaminck ) 82 
1985 
Maurice de Vlaminck , French painterWGPSN  
Vonnegut 82°43′N  249°55′W  /  82.72°N 249.91°W  / 82.72; -249.91   (Vlaminck ) 26.61 
2017 
Kurt Vonnegut , American writerWGPSN  
Vyāsa 49°47′N  84°37′W  /  49.79°N 84.62°W  / 49.79; -84.62   (Vyāsa ) 297 
1979 
Vyasa , Indian poetWGPSN  
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Terminology 
As on the Moon  and Mars , sequences of craters and basins of differing relative ages provide the best means of establishing stratigraphic  order on Mercury.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] 
Over all of Mercury, the crispness of crater rims and the morphology of their walls, central peaks, ejecta deposits, and secondary-crater fields have undergone systematic changes with time. The youngest craters or basins in a local stratigraphic sequence have the sharpest, crispest appearance. The oldest craters consist only of shallow depressions with slightly raised, rounded rims, some incomplete. On this basis, five age categories of craters and basins have been mapped; the characteristics of each are listed in the explanation. In addition, secondary crater  fields are preserved around proportionally far more craters and basins on Mercury than on the Moon or Mars, and are particularly useful in determining overlap relations and degree of modification.
Because only limited photographic evidence was available from Mariner 10 ' s three flybys of the planet, these divisions are often tentative. The five crater groups, from youngest to oldest, are:
c5: Fresh-appearing, sharp-rimmed, rayed craters . Highest albedo  in map area; haloes and rays may extend many crater diameters from rim crests. Superposed on all other map units. Generally smaller and fewer than older craters. 
c4: Fresh but slightly modified craters—Similar in morphology to c5 craters but without bright haloes or rays; sharp rim crests; continuous ejecta blankets; very few superposed secondary craters . Floors consist of crater or smooth plains materials. 
c3: Modified craters—Rim crest continuous but slightly rounded and subdued. Ejecta blanket generally less extensive than those of younger craters of similar size. Superposed craters and rays common; smooth plains and intermediate plains materials cover floors of many craters. Central peaks more common than in c4 craters, probably because of larger average size of c3 craters. 
c2: Subdued craters—Low-rimmed, relatively shallow craters, many with discontinuous rim crests. Floors covered by smooth plains and intermediate plains materials. Crater density of ejecta blankets similar to that of intermediate plains material. 
c1 Degraded craters—Similar to c2 crater material but more deteriorated; many superposed craters. 
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^ a b   The total number of features also includes names that have been dropped or not yet unapproved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) 
   
References 
^ "IAU – Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – Mercury" . US Geological Survey . Retrieved March 7,  2014 .^ a b c   "Nomenclature Search Results: Mercury > Crater, Craters" . usgs.gov . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved July 7,  2021 .^ a b   "Nomenclature Search Results: Moon > Crater, Craters" . usgs.gov . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved August 14,  2017 .^ a b   "Nomenclature Search Results: Mars > Crater, Craters" . usgs.gov . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved August 14,  2017 .^ a b   "Nomenclature Search Results: Venus > Crater, Craters" . usgs.gov . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved August 14,  2017 .^ Ritzel, Rebecca (December 20, 2012). "Ballet isn't rocket science, but the two aren't mutually exclusive, either" . Washington Post . Washington DC, United States. Retrieved December 22,  2012 . ^ H-7 text_all.word ^ "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites" . usgs.gov . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved August 10,  2017 .^ "Beatles Legend John Lennon Among Those Honored with Mercury Craters" . NASA. December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 21,  2013 .^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Lennon on Mercury" . International Astronomical Union (IAU). December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 21,  2013 .^ Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018.  The Geologic History of Mercury.  In Mercury:  The View After MESSENGER   edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6. 
^ Trask, Newell J.; Daniel Dzurisin (1984). Geologic Map of the Discovery (H-11) Quadrangle of Mercury (PDF) . U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved December 7,  2007 . ^ Pohn, H. A., and Offield, T. W., 1970, Lunar crater morphology and relative-age determination of lunar geologic units—Part 1. Classification: in Geological Survey research 1970, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 700-C, p. C153–C162. 
^ Stuart-Alexander, D. E., and Wilhelms, D. E., 1975, The Nectarian System, a new lunar time-stratigraphic unit: U.S. Geological Survey Journal of Research, v. 3, no. l, p. 53–58. 
   
Batson R.M., Russell J.F. (1994), Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature , United States Geological Survey Bulletin 2129 [1]  
Davies M.E., Dwornik S.E., Gault D.E., Strom R.G. (1978), Atlas of Mercury , NASA Scientific and Technical Information Office [2]  
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