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All images are oriented with the Lunar North at the top and the Lunar West to the left. The Lunar features are usually listed by their Latin names as taken from Rukl 2004.

(See also The Lunar 100)

Lunar Feature Lunar Age in days (rounded down) Thumbnail Image Comments
Geminus 16 days  
Gemma Frisius 8 days Gemma Frisius is the large crater just below the center of the image. On its Northern rim is the crater Goodacre. The two prominent craters on the left edge of the image are Werner top and Aliacensis bottom. Below them and partially seen in the lower left hand corner is the crater Walther.
Goldschmidt, Barrow 10 days Goldschmidt is the large flat crater in the center of the image. Anaxagoras is the crater on its Western rim. Epigenes is the crater Southwest of Goldschmidt. Barrow is the flat crater Southeast of Goldschmidt.
Goldschmidt, Goya, Byrd, Peary 13 days
The craters are labeled: Peary (P), Byrd (B), Goldschmidt (G)' Anaxagoras (A), de Sitter (dS), Euctemon (E), Nansen (N).
Goldschmidt, Byrd, Peary 18 days Peary and Byrd are at the very top of the image.
Gutenberg, Goclenius   The keystone shaped crater is Gutenberg. Goclenius is Southeast of it. In the right hand corner of the image is the crater Langrenuns.
Gutenberg 5.4 days  
Hainzel 13 days Hainzel is the odd shaped crater just below center. The crater at top center is Capuanus.
Harpalus 25 days Harpalus is the partially shadowed crater near the left edge of the image.
Hercules, Atlas 16 day Hercules is the crater with a small inner crater.  Atlas is next to Hercules and has dark spots.   Endymion is the large, flat crater Northeast of Atlas.
Hesiodus Rille 9.3 days  
Hevelius, Cavalerius 13 days From center top to bottom the craters are Reiner, Cavalarius, and Hevelius. Reiner Gamma is partially visualized at top center.
Hevelius, Cavalerius 26 days From top to bottom are the craters Cavalerius and Hevelius, and the Mare Grimaldi.
Hypatia 7 days Theophilus and Cyrillus are the prominent craters below center. Madler is to the East (right) of them. Hypatia is the smaller, flat keyhole shaped crater above and left of center. It is on the Western Edge of Sinus Asperitatis which occupies most of the center of the image. Mare Nectaris is at the lower right hand corner of the image.