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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
Pallas, Murchison 9 days Pallas is the crater with the central peak left of center. Murchison is contiguous to Pallas on the East and is partially filled in with lava flows. Triesnecker is the crater to the right of center.
Piccolomini 5.4 days Piccolomini is the peaked crater above and to the right of center. The Altai Scarp extends to the Northwest from Piccolomini.
Piccolomini 8 days Piccolomini is the peaked crater above and to the left of center. The Altai Scarp extends to the Northwest from Piccolomini.
Pitiscus, Hommel 5.4 days  
Plato, Goldschmidt 13 days Plato is the flat crater with the dark interior. Goldschmidt is the large bright crater near the Northwest corner of the Moon. On its Western edge is Anaxagoras.
Plinius, Ross 6 days Ross is the crater just below center. Plinius is Northeast of Ross, and the partially shadowed crater Northwest of Plinius is Menelaus.
Plinius 6.2 days Plinius lies on the boundary between Mare Serenitatis to the North and Mare Tranquillitatis to the South.
Plinius 7 days Plinius is the peaked crater above center. It lies on the boundary between Mare Serenitatis to the North and Mare Tranquillitatis to the South.
Purbach 9.3 days  
Pythagoras 13 days Pythagoras is the large crater with the central peak.
Pythagoras 22 days Pythagoras is the large crater with the central peak.
Pythagoras, Babbage 13 days Pythagoras is partially shadowed with its central peak in sunlight. Babbage is the large crater near Pythagoras with a prominent inner crater.
Reinhold, Lansberg 10 days Reinhold is the crater without a central peak. Lansberg to the South of it has a central peak. Copernicus is partially seen at the top of the image.
Rima Hesiodus 9.3 days  
Rima Sharp 12.33 days  
Scott, Amundsen 8 days Scott is the crater near the Southern margin of the Moon with a small inner crater on its Southern edge. Contiguous to its Southern rim is the elongated crater Amundsen.
Scott, Demonax 8 days Scott is the crater near the Southern margin of the Moon with a small inner crater on its Southern edge. Contiguous to its Southern rim is the elongated crater Amundsen. Demonax is to the East and North of Scott.
Seleucus, Schiaparelli 13 days Seleucus is the large crater left of center. In the shadows is the larger crater Eddington. Schiaparelli is the smaller crater right of center.
Sinus Medii 21 days  
Southeastern Limb of the Moon 5.6 days  
Southern Highlands Montage 22 days  
Southern Limb Montage 5 days  
Stevinus 8 days Stevinus is the bright crater near the Eastern edge of the Moon. Piccolomini is the prominent crater near the left edge of the image.
Stevinus & Funerius 16 days  
Stofler & Faraday 7.6 days  
Stofler 8 days Stofler is the crater to the right of center with multiple smaller craters on its Eastern margin.
Ten Day Old Moon Montage 10 days  
Vlaq, Rosenberger 5 days Vlaq is the crater near center with a central peak. Rosenberg is directly South of Vlaq.
W. Bond 8 days W. Bond is the large flat crater with a small inner crater near the left edge of the image. Aristotle and Eudoxus are the two large craters near the right lower corner.
Walther 7.6 days  
Walther 8 days Walther is the large crater below center with multiple small inner craters. Regiomontanus is North of Walther, and North of it is Purbach.
Young 3 days The Vallis Rheita (Rheita Valley) runs North and South crossing through Young, the crater with a small inner crater.
Young 4 days