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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
John Herschel 12.33 days John Herschel is the large flat crater with  small inner craters above and right of center. North of it is Anaximander.  South of John Herschel is Babbage with a large shadowed inner crater.  
John Herschel 13 days John Herschel is the large flat crater with a small inner crater below and right of center. North of it is Anaximander. The crater with the central peak is Pythagoras. South of Pythagoras is Babbage.
Kelvin 10 days The crater in the lower right hand corner is Campanus. The large mountainous promontory above and left of center is Promontorium Kelvin. The multiple arching lines North and West of Campanus are the Hippalus Rilles.
Kelvin 23.7 days  
Kepler 11.7 days  
Kepler 12.3 days  
Kepler 14.7 days  
Kepler 21.7 days  
Kepler 23.6 days  
Kepler 23.7 days  
Kepler 25 days  
Lacus Bonitatis, Cleomedes 5 days Cleomedes is the crater near the lower right hand corner with multiple smaller interior craters. Lacus Bonitatis is the feature at the bottom center of the image.
Lacus Somniorum 6 days Lacus Somniorum is the Mare in the center of the image above the crater Posidonius. The Eastern portion of Mare Serenitatis is evident, mainly in shadow.
Lacus Timoris   Lacus Timoris is in the center of the image. The large crater with the central peak illuminated is Hainzel.
Lame 14.9 days  
Last Quarter Montage 22 days  
LeVerrier 10 days LeVerrier is the crater bottom center. To the West of it is Helicon which is slightly larger. Plato is near the upper right hand corner. Sinus Iridum lies near the terminator.
Licetus, Cuvier 7.6 days  
Lyot 5 days Mare Australe lies along the Southern edge of the Moon. Lyot lies along its Eastern edge. Janssen is the large complex crater partially visible in the upper left hand corner. Below it are Steinheil and Watt.