List of people with craters of the Moon named after them

Main article: List of craters on the moon

The following is a list of people whose names were given to craters of the Moon. The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the person the crater is named for.^[1]

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↑ "Moon craters". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astrophysical Union. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
↑ Moon Crater To Be Designated In Memoriam Of Legendary Entertainer Michael Jackson.http://www.lunasociety.org/ Moon crater named after Michael Jackson. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5784734/Moon-crater-named-after-Michael-Jackson.html

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