List of valleys on the Moon

There are several large valleys that have been given names on the surface of the Moon. These are listed below. Most of these valleys are named after a nearby crater; see the list of craters on the Moon for more information.

ValleyCoordinatesDimensionEponymCrater Vallis Alpes166 km Latin name meaning "Alpine valley" None Vallis Baade203 km Walter Baade Baade Vallis Bohr80 km Niels Bohr Bohr Vallis Bouvard284 km Alexis Bouvard None Vallis Capella49 km Martianus Capella Capella Vallis Inghirami148 km Giovanni Inghirami Inghirami Vallis Palitzsch132 km Johann Palitzsch Palitzsch Vallis Planck451 km Max Planck Planck Vallis Rheita445 km Anton Maria Schyrleus of Rheita Rheita Vallis Schrödinger310 km Erwin Schrödinger Schrödinger Vallis Schröteri168 km Johann Hieronymus Schröter Schröter Vallis Snellius592 km Willebrord Snell Snellius

See also

List of craters on the Moon List of features on the Moon List of maria on the Moon List of mountains on the Moon

External links Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon USGS: Moon nomenclature USGS: Moon Nomenclature: Valleys