In accordance with the adopted rules, the valleys are named after the closest geological structures - craters or mountains
| Valley | English name | Coordinates | The size | Eponym | Crater | IAS Approval Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | Alpes | 155.42 km | Alps , the highest mountain system in Western Europe | - | 1961 | |
| Baade | Baade | 206.79 km | Walter Baade (1893-1960), German astronomer and astrophysicist | Baade | 1964 | |
| Bora | Bohr | 95.32 km | Niels Bohr (1885-1962), Danish theoretical physicist | Boron | 1976 | |
| Bouwara | Bouvard | 287.92 km | Alexis Bouvard (1767-1843), French astronomer and mathematician | - | 1970 | |
| Figs | Inghirami | 145.08 km | Giovanni Ingirami (1779-1851), Italian astronomer | Figs | 1964 | |
| Chapels | Capella | 106.28 km | Martian Capella (5th century), Latin writer | Chapel | 1984 | |
| Kristel | Christel | 2.1 km | German female name | Part of the satellite crater Arat CA | 1976 | |
| Krishna | Krishna | 2.9 km | Indian male name | Part of the satellite crater Arat CA | 1976 | |
| Palicha | Palitzsch | 110.5 km | Johann Palic (1723-1788), German natural scientist, astronomer | Palich | 1964 | |
| Strap | Planck | 502.9 km | Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist | Plank | 1970 | |
| Reita | Rheita | 509.07 km | Antonin von Reith (1604–1660), Czech astronomer and optician | Reita | 1961 | |
| Snellius | Snellius | 640 km | Willebord Snell (1580-1626), Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer. | Snellius | 1964 | |
| Schrödinger | Schrödinger | 301.71 km | Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961), Austrian theoretical physicist | Schrödinger | 1970 | |
| Schroeter | Schröteri | 185.32 km | Johann Schroeter (1745-1816), German astronomer | Schroeter | 1961 |
See also
- Planetary nomenclature
- List of Craters on the Moon
- List of moon relief details
- List of seas on the moon
- List of mountains on the moon
- List of furrows on the moon
Links
- Valley information taken from the International Astronomical Union
- Reconciliation of Russian names according to the catalog "Nomenclature series of names of the lunar relief"