Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
C. Herschel | 34°29′N 31°17′W / 34.48°N 31.29°W / 34.48; -31.29 (C. Herschel) | 13.7 | 1935 | Caroline Herschel (1750–1848) | WGPSN |
C. Mayer | 63°16′N 17°19′E / 63.26°N 17.31°E / 63.26; 17.31 (C. Mayer) | 37.54 | 1935 | Christian Mayer (1719–1783) | WGPSN |
Cabannes | 61°14′S 170°13′W / 61.24°S 170.21°W / -61.24; -170.21 (Cabannes) | 81.3 | 1970 | Jean Cabannes (1885–1959) | WGPSN |
Cabeus | 85°20′S 42°08′W / 85.33°S 42.13°W / -85.33; -42.13 (Cabeus) | 100.58 | 1935 | Niccolò Cabeo (1586–1650) | WGPSN |
Cailleux | 60°25′S 153°30′E / 60.41°S 153.5°E / -60.41; 153.5 (Cailleux) | 52.85 | 1997 | Andre Cailleux (1907–1986) | WGPSN |
Cai Lun | 80°07′N 113°40′E / 80.12°N 113.66°E / 80.12; 113.66 (Cai Lun) | 44.89 | 2010 | Cai Lun (57–131) | WGPSN |
Cajal | 12°35′N 31°05′E / 12.59°N 31.08°E / 12.59; 31.08 (Cajal) | 8.57 | 1973 | Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934) | WGPSN |
Cajori | 47°40′S 168°42′E / 47.67°S 168.7°E / -47.67; 168.7 (Cajori) | 74.65 | 1970 | Florian Cajori (1859–1930) | WGPSN |
Calippus | 38°55′N 10°43′E / 38.92°N 10.72°E / 38.92; 10.72 (Calippus) | 34.03 | 1935 | Calippus of Cyzicus (c. 330 BC) | WGPSN |
Cameron | 6°11′N 45°56′E / 6.19°N 45.93°E / 6.19; 45.93 (Cameron) | 10.91 | 1973 | Robert Curry Cameron (1925–1972) | WGPSN |
Campanus | 28°02′S 27°54′W / 28.04°S 27.9°W / -28.04; -27.9 (Campanus) | 46.41 | 1935 | Campanus of Novara (c. 1220 – 1296) | WGPSN |
Campbell | 45°34′N 152°55′E / 45.57°N 152.91°E / 45.57; 152.91 (Campbell) | 222.48 | 1970 | Leon Campbell (1881–1951) and William Wallace Campbell (1862–1938) | WGPSN |
Cannizzaro | 55°30′N 99°44′W / 55.5°N 99.73°W / 55.5; -99.73 (Cannizzaro) | 54.51 | 1970 | Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826–1910) | WGPSN |
Cannon | 19°53′N 81°22′E / 19.88°N 81.36°E / 19.88; 81.36 (Cannon) | 57.58 | 1964 | Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941) | WGPSN |
Cantor | 38°02′N 118°41′E / 38.04°N 118.69°E / 38.04; 118.69 (Cantor) | 75.72 | 1970 | Georg Cantor (1845–1918) and Moritz Cantor (1829–1920) | WGPSN |
Capella | 7°39′S 34°55′E / 7.65°S 34.92°E / -7.65; 34.92 (Capella) | 48.13 | 1935 | Martianus Capella (circa 400 AD) | WGPSN |
Capuanus | 34°05′S 26°44′W / 34.09°S 26.73°W / -34.09; -26.73 (Capuanus) | 59.69 | 1935 | Francesco Capuano Di Manfredonia (circa 1400) | WGPSN |
Cardanus | 13°16′N 72°30′W / 13.27°N 72.5°W / 13.27; -72.5 (Cardanus) | 49.57 | 1935 | Girolamo Cardano (1501–1576) | WGPSN |
Carlini | 33°45′N 24°07′W / 33.75°N 24.12°W / 33.75; -24.12 (Carlini) | 10.66 | 1935 | Francesco Carlini (1783–1862) | WGPSN |
Carlos | 24°55′N 2°17′E / 24.91°N 2.28°E / 24.91; 2.28 (Carlos) | 4.67 | 1976 | (Spanish male name) | WGPSN |
Carmichael | 19°32′N 40°22′E / 19.53°N 40.36°E / 19.53; 40.36 (Carmichael) | 19.73 | 1973 | Leonard Carmichael (1898–1973) | WGPSN |
Carnot | 52°05′N 144°12′W / 52.09°N 144.2°W / 52.09; -144.2 (Carnot) | 126.06 | 1970 | Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796–1832) | WGPSN |
Carol | 8°29′N 122°22′E / 8.48°N 122.37°E / 8.48; 122.37 (Carol) | 6.25 | 1979 | (Latin female name) | WGPSN |
Carpenter | 69°31′N 51°14′W / 69.52°N 51.23°W / 69.52; -51.23 (Carpenter) | 59.06 | 1935 | James Carpenter (1840–1899) and Edwin Francis Carpenter (1898–1963) | WGPSN |
Carrel | 10°40′N 26°41′E / 10.67°N 26.68°E / 10.67; 26.68 (Carrel) | 15.59 | 1979 | Alexis Carrel (1873–1944) | WGPSN |
Carrillo | 2°07′S 80°58′E / 2.11°S 80.96°E / -2.11; 80.96 (Carrillo) | 17.85 | 1979 | Nabor Carrillo Flores (1911–1967) | WGPSN |
Carrington | 43°58′N 62°02′E / 43.97°N 62.04°E / 43.97; 62.04 (Carrington) | 27.77 | 1935 | Richard Christopher Carrington (1826–1875) | WGPSN |
Cartan | 4°14′N 59°17′E / 4.24°N 59.29°E / 4.24; 59.29 (Cartan) | 15.62 | 1976 | Élie J. Cartan (1869–1951) | WGPSN |
Carver | 43°28′S 127°36′E / 43.46°S 127.6°E / -43.46; 127.6 (Carver) | 62.45 | 1970 | George Washington Carver (c. 1864–1943) | WGPSN |
Casatus | 72°42′S 30°45′W / 72.7°S 30.75°W / -72.7; -30.75 (Casatus) | 102.85 | 1935 | Paolo Casati (1617–1707) | WGPSN |
Cassegrain | 51°57′S 113°18′E / 51.95°S 113.3°E / -51.95; 113.3 (Cassegrain) | 56.66 | 1970 | Laurent Cassegrain (c.1629–1693) | WGPSN |
Cassini | 40°15′N 4°38′E / 40.25°N 4.64°E / 40.25; 4.64 (Cassini) | 56.88 | 1935 | Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625–1712) and Jacques J. Cassini (1677–1756) | WGPSN |
Catalán | 45°42′S 87°22′W / 45.7°S 87.37°W / -45.7; -87.37 (Catalán) | 26.77 | 1970 | Miguel A. Catalán (1894–1957) | WGPSN |
Catharina | 17°59′S 23°33′E / 17.98°S 23.55°E / -17.98; 23.55 (Catharina) | 98.77 | 1935 | Saint Catherine of Alexandria (died c. 307) | WGPSN |
Cauchy | 9°34′N 38°38′E / 9.56°N 38.63°E / 9.56; 38.63 (Cauchy) | 11.8 | 1935 | Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789–1857) | WGPSN |
Cavalerius | 5°06′N 66°56′W / 5.1°N 66.93°W / 5.1; -66.93 (Cavalerius) | 59.35 | 1935 | Buonaventura Cavalieri (1598–1647) | WGPSN |
Cavendish | 24°38′S 53°47′W / 24.63°S 53.78°W / -24.63; -53.78 (Cavendish) | 52.64 | 1935 | Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) | WGPSN |
Caventou | 29°44′N 29°23′W / 29.74°N 29.38°W / 29.74; -29.38 (Caventou) | 2.8 | 1976 | Joseph Bienaime Caventou (1795–1877) | WGPSN |
Cayley | 3°56′N 15°05′E / 3.94°N 15.09°E / 3.94; 15.09 (Cayley) | 14.2 | 1935 | Arthur Cayley (1821–1895) | WGPSN |
Celsius | 34°06′S 20°03′E / 34.1°S 20.05°E / -34.1; 20.05 (Celsius) | 38.96 | 1935 | Anders Celsius (1701–1744) | WGPSN |
Censorinus | 0°25′S 32°41′E / 0.42°S 32.69°E / -0.42; 32.69 (Censorinus) | 3.8 | 1935 | Censorinus (flourished 238 AD) | WGPSN |
Cepheus | 40°41′N 45°47′E / 40.68°N 45.78°E / 40.68; 45.78 (Cepheus) | 39.43 | 1935 | Cepheus (Greek mythological figure) | WGPSN |
Chacornac | 29°53′N 31°40′E / 29.88°N 31.67°E / 29.88; 31.67 (Chacornac) | 50.44 | 1935 | Jean Chacornac (1823–1873) | WGPSN |
Chadwick | 52°51′S 101°20′W / 52.85°S 101.34°W / -52.85; -101.34 (Chadwick) | 29.74 | 1985 | Sir James Chadwick (1891–1974) | WGPSN |
Chaffee | 39°04′S 154°38′W / 39.06°S 154.63°W / -39.06; -154.63 (Chaffee) | 51.75 | 1970 | Roger B. Chaffee (1935–1967) | WGPSN |
Challis | 79°35′N 9°05′E / 79.58°N 9.09°E / 79.58; 9.09 (Challis) | 53.21 | 1935 | James Challis (1803–1862) | WGPSN |
Chalonge | 20°26′S 116°21′W / 20.44°S 116.35°W / -20.44; -116.35 (Chalonge) | 25.08 | 1985 | Daniel Chalonge (1895–1977) | WGPSN |
Chamberlin | 58°50′S 96°02′E / 58.83°S 96.04°E / -58.83; 96.04 (Chamberlin) | 60.41 | 1970 | Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843–1928) | WGPSN |
Champollion | 37°23′N 175°02′E / 37.39°N 175.03°E / 37.39; 175.03 (Champollion) | 48.97 | 1970 | Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832) | WGPSN |
Chandler | 43°39′N 171°46′E / 43.65°N 171.76°E / 43.65; 171.76 (Chandler) | 88.6 | 1970 | Seth Carlo Chandler (1846–1913) | WGPSN |
Chang Heng | 18°54′N 112°13′E / 18.9°N 112.21°E / 18.9; 112.21 (Chang Heng) | 42.65 | 1970 | Zhang Heng (78–139) | WGPSN |
Chang-Ngo | 12°41′S 2°10′W / 12.69°S 2.16°W / -12.69; -2.16 (Chang-Ngo) | 2.34 | 1976 | (Chinese female name), Chinese goddess Chang'e | WGPSN |
Chant | 40°08′S 109°28′W / 40.14°S 109.46°W / -40.14; -109.46 (Chant) | 33.6 | 1970 | Clarence Augustus Chant (1865–1956) | WGPSN |
Chaplygin | 5°46′S 150°14′E / 5.76°S 150.24°E / -5.76; 150.24 (Chaplygin) | 123.39 | 1970 | Sergej Alekseevich Chaplygin (1869–1942) | WGPSN |
Chapman | 50°05′N 100°28′W / 50.09°N 100.47°W / 50.09; -100.47 (Chapman) | 76.83 | 1970 | Sydney Chapman (1888–1970) | WGPSN |
Chappe | 61°17′S 91°14′W / 61.29°S 91.24°W / -61.29; -91.24 (Chappe) | 55.79 | 1994 | Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche (1728–1769) | WGPSN |
Chappell | 54°32′N 176°46′W / 54.53°N 176.77°W / 54.53; -176.77 (Chappell) | 73.92 | 1970 | James F. Chappell (1891–1964) | WGPSN |
Charles | 29°54′N 26°22′W / 29.9°N 26.37°W / 29.9; -26.37 (Charles) | 1.34 | 1976 | (French male name) | WGPSN |
Charlier | 36°13′N 131°41′W / 36.22°N 131.69°W / 36.22; -131.69 (Charlier) | 109.88 | 1970 | Carl Charlier (1862–1934) | WGPSN |
Chaucer | 3°23′N 140°43′W / 3.39°N 140.71°W / 3.39; -140.71 (Chaucer) | 45.48 | 1970 | Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) | WGPSN |
Chauvenet | 11°38′S 137°12′E / 11.64°S 137.2°E / -11.64; 137.2 (Chauvenet) | 77.67 | 1970 | William Chauvenet (1820–1870) | WGPSN |
Chawla | 42°29′S 147°29′W / 42.48°S 147.49°W / -42.48; -147.49 (Chawla) | 14.25 | 2006 | Kalpana Chawla (1961–2003) | WGPSN |
Chebyshev | 34°01′S 132°53′W / 34.01°S 132.88°W / -34.01; -132.88 (Chebyshev) | 179.05 | 1970 | Pafnuty L. Chebyshev (1821–1894) | WGPSN |
Chernyshev | 47°01′N 174°25′E / 47.01°N 174.41°E / 47.01; 174.41 (Chernyshev) | 59.31 | 1970 | Nikolaj Gavrilovich Chernyshev [es] (1906–1953/1963) | WGPSN |
Chevallier | 45°01′N 51°34′E / 45.01°N 51.57°E / 45.01; 51.57 (Chevallier) | 51.83 | 1935 | Temple Chevallier (1794–1873) | WGPSN |
Ching-Te | 20°01′N 29°58′E / 20.02°N 29.97°E / 20.02; 29.97 (Ching-Te) | 3.7 | 1976 | (Chinese male name) | WGPSN |
Chladni | 3°59′N 1°07′E / 3.99°N 1.12°E / 3.99; 1.12 (Chladni) | 13.07 | 1935 | Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (1756–1827) | WGPSN |
Chrétien | 46°07′S 162°59′E / 46.11°S 162.99°E / -46.11; 162.99 (Chrétien) | 98.63 | 1970 | Henri Chrétien (1870–1956) | WGPSN |
Cichus | 33°17′S 21°11′W / 33.29°S 21.18°W / -33.29; -21.18 (Cichus) | 39.18 | 1935 | Franceso Degli Stabili Cichus (1257–1327) | WGPSN |
Clairaut | 47°50′S 13°52′E / 47.84°S 13.86°E / -47.84; 13.86 (Clairaut) | 76.89 | 1935 | Alexis Claude Clairaut (1713–1765) | WGPSN |
Clark | 38°40′S 119°21′E / 38.67°S 119.35°E / -38.67; 119.35 (Clark) | 52.11 | 1970 | Alvan Clark (1804–1887) and Alvan Graham Clark (1832–1897) | WGPSN |
Clausius | 36°54′S 43°56′W / 36.9°S 43.93°W / -36.9; -43.93 (Clausius) | 24.2 | 1935 | Rudolf Julius Emmanuel Clausius (1822–1888) | WGPSN |
Clavius | 58°37′S 14°44′W / 58.62°S 14.73°W / -58.62; -14.73 (Clavius) | 230.77 | 1935 | Christopher Klau Clavius (1537–1612) | WGPSN |
Cleomedes | 27°36′N 55°30′E / 27.6°N 55.5°E / 27.6; 55.5 (Cleomedes) | 130.77 | 1935 | Cleomedes (died c, 50 BC) | WGPSN |
Cleostratus | 60°19′N 77°24′W / 60.32°N 77.4°W / 60.32; -77.4 (Cleostratus) | 63.23 | 1935 | Cleostratus (died c. 500 BC) | WGPSN |
Clerke | 21°41′N 29°48′E / 21.68°N 29.8°E / 21.68; 29.8 (Clerke) | 6.66 | 1973 | Agnes Mary Clerke (1842–1907) | WGPSN |
Coblentz | 38°05′S 126°39′E / 38.09°S 126.65°E / -38.09; 126.65 (Coblentz) | 32.66 | 1970 | William Weber Coblentz (1873–1962) | WGPSN |
Cockcroft | 31°05′N 162°55′W / 31.09°N 162.91°W / 31.09; -162.91 (Cockcroft) | 92.16 | 1970 | John Douglas Cockcroft (1897–1967) | WGPSN |
Collins | 1°18′N 23°43′E / 1.3°N 23.71°E / 1.3; 23.71 (Collins) | 2.58 | 1970 | Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021) | WGPSN |
Colombo | 15°16′S 46°01′E / 15.26°S 46.02°E / -15.26; 46.02 (Colombo) | 79.02 | 1935 | Christopher Columbus (c. 1446–1506) | WGPSN |
Compton | 55°52′N 104°03′E / 55.86°N 104.05°E / 55.86; 104.05 (Compton) | 164.63 | 1970 | Arthur Holly Compton (1892–1962) and Karl Taylor Compton (1887–1954) | WGPSN |
Comrie | 23°23′N 113°10′W / 23.39°N 113.17°W / 23.39; -113.17 (Comrie) | 59.25 | 1970 | Leslie John Comrie (1893–1950) | WGPSN |
Comstock | 21°35′N 122°03′W / 21.59°N 122.05°W / 21.59; -122.05 (Comstock) | 73.23 | 1970 | George Cary Comstock (1855–1934) | WGPSN |
Condon | 1°52′N 60°22′E / 1.87°N 60.36°E / 1.87; 60.36 (Condon) | 34.85 | 1976 | Edward Uhler Condon (1902–1974) | WGPSN |
Condorcet | 12°06′N 69°35′E / 12.1°N 69.58°E / 12.1; 69.58 (Condorcet) | 74.85 | 1935 | Jean Antoine, Marquis de Condorcet (1743–1794) | WGPSN |
Congreve | 0°17′S 167°50′W / 0.28°S 167.84°W / -0.28; -167.84 (Congreve) | 57.61 | 1970 | Sir William Congreve (1772–1828) | WGPSN |
Conon | 21°40′N 1°57′E / 21.66°N 1.95°E / 21.66; 1.95 (Conon) | 20.96 | 1935 | Conon of Samos (circa 260 BC) | WGPSN |
Cook | 17°30′S 48°49′E / 17.5°S 48.81°E / -17.5; 48.81 (Cook) | 45.16 | 1935 | James Cook (1728–1779) | WGPSN |
Cooper | 52°41′N 175°55′E / 52.68°N 175.92°E / 52.68; 175.92 (Cooper) | 51.87 | 1970 | John Cobb Cooper (1887–1967) | WGPSN |
Copernicus | 9°37′N 20°05′W / 9.62°N 20.08°W / 9.62; -20.08 (Copernicus) | 96.07 | 1935 | Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) | WGPSN |
Cori | 50°29′S 152°55′W / 50.48°S 152.91°W / -50.48; -152.91 (Cori) | 67.22 | 1979 | Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896–1957) | WGPSN |
Coriolis | 0°34′N 171°48′E / 0.56°N 171.8°E / 0.56; 171.8 (Coriolis) | 78.56 | 1970 | Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis (1792–1843) | WGPSN |
Couder | 4°54′S 92°35′W / 4.9°S 92.58°W / -4.9; -92.58 (Couder) | 18.56 | 1985 | André Couder (1897–1978) | WGPSN |
Coulomb | 54°28′N 115°00′W / 54.46°N 115°W / 54.46; -115 (Coulomb) | 89.72 | 1970 | Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736–1806) | WGPSN |
Courtney | 25°08′N 30°49′W / 25.14°N 30.81°W / 25.14; -30.81 (Courtney) | 1.24 | 1976 | (English female name) | WGPSN |
Cremona | 67°14′N 90°52′W / 67.24°N 90.86°W / 67.24; -90.86 (Cremona) | 85.12 | 1964 | Luigi Cremona (1830–1903) | WGPSN |
Crile | 14°13′N 45°59′E / 14.21°N 45.98°E / 14.21; 45.98 (Crile) | 9.3 | 1976 | George Washington Crile (1864–1943) | WGPSN |
Crocco | 46°59′S 150°31′E / 46.98°S 150.51°E / -46.98; 150.51 (Crocco) | 67.5 | 1970 | Gaetano Arturo Crocco (1877–1968) | WGPSN |
Crommelin | 67°28′S 147°57′W / 67.46°S 147.95°W / -67.46; -147.95 (Crommelin) | 93.48 | 1970 | Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865–1939) | WGPSN |
Crookes | 10°24′S 165°06′W / 10.4°S 165.1°W / -10.4; -165.1 (Crookes) | 48.25 | 1970 | Sir William Crookes (1832–1919) | WGPSN |
Crozier | 13°34′S 50°43′E / 13.56°S 50.72°E / -13.56; 50.72 (Crozier) | 22.51 | 1935 | Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier (1796–1848) | WGPSN |
Crüger | 16°41′S 66°58′W / 16.68°S 66.96°W / -16.68; -66.96 (Crüger) | 45.94 | 1935 | Peter Crüger (1580–1639) | WGPSN |
Ctesibius | 0°50′N 118°45′E / 0.83°N 118.75°E / 0.83; 118.75 (Ctesibius) | 32.1 | 1976 | Ctesibius (died c. 100 BC) | WGPSN |
Curie | 23°03′S 92°17′E / 23.05°S 92.28°E / -23.05; 92.28 (Curie) | 138.87 | 1970 | Pierre Curie (1859–1906) | WGPSN |
Curtis | 14°34′N 56°47′E / 14.57°N 56.79°E / 14.57; 56.79 (Curtis) | 2.88 | 1973 | Heber Doust Curtis (1859–1906) | WGPSN |
Curtius | 67°05′S 4°24′E / 67.08°S 4.4°E / -67.08; 4.4 (Curtius) | 99.29 | 1935 | Albert Curtz (1600–1671) | WGPSN |
Cusanus | 71°49′N 69°24′E / 71.82°N 69.4°E / 71.82; 69.4 (Cusanus) | 60.87 | 1935 | Nikolaus Krebs Cusanus (1401–1464) | WGPSN |
Cuvier | 50°17′S 9°41′E / 50.29°S 9.69°E / -50.29; 9.69 (Cuvier) | 77.3 | 1935 | Georges Cuvier (1769–1832) | WGPSN |
Cyrano | 20°22′S 157°22′E / 20.37°S 157.37°E / -20.37; 157.37 (Cyrano) | 79.58 | 1970 | Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien (1615–1655) | WGPSN |
Cyrillus | 13°17′S 24°04′E / 13.29°S 24.07°E / -13.29; 24.07 (Cyrillus) | 98.09 | 1935 | Saint Cyril (died 444 AD) | WGPSN |
Cysatus | 66°13′S 6°20′W / 66.21°S 6.34°W / -66.21; -6.34 (Cysatus) | 47.77 | 1935 | Jean-Baptiste Cysat (1588–1657) | WGPSN |