Ancient Greeks on the Moon

SAPPHO crater
25.0S – 133.2E

Poetess (c. 600 BC)

SOPHOCLES crater
21.5S – 119.8E

(495-406 BC)

SOSIGENES crater
8.7N – 17.6E
17 km diameter
(?-46 BC) Astronomer

STRABO crater
61.9N – 54.3E
55 km diameter
(54BC-24 AD) Geographer

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THALES crater
31 km diameter
1770 mt height walls
59°N - 41°E
North east lunar field between De La Rue and Gartner craters, next to Strabo Crater

(636-546)BC, Philosopher, Mathematician

THEAETETUS crater
24 km diameter
2350 mt height walls
37.0N - 6°E
East of Imbrium sea between Cassini crater and SW of Caucasus mounts

(?-380 BC) Mathematician

THEON JUNIOR crater
2.3S – 15.8E
17 km diameter
Theon of Alexandria (?-380) AD, Astronomer

THEON SENIOR crater
0.8S – 15.4E
18 km diameter
Theon of Smyrna (?-100) AD, Mathematician

THEOPHILUS crater
11.4S – 26.4E
110 km diameter
(?-412) AD, Astronomer

THEOPHRASTUS crater
17.5N – 39.0E
9 km diameter
(372-287) BC, Botanist, Natural Historian

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TIMAEUS crater
62.8N – 0.5W
32 km diameter

Names after Timaeus of Locri a friend of Plato

TIMOCHARIS crater
26.7N – 13.1W
33 km diameter
(c. 280) BC, Astronomer

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XENOPHANES crater
125 km diameter
3150 mt height walls
57.5N – 82.0W
North west lunar far edge

Xenophanes of Colophon (570?-478?) BC Philosopher

XENOPHON crater
22.8S – 112.1E
25 km diameter
(c. 430-354) BC, Historian, Natural Philosopher

ZENO crater
45.2N – 72.9E
65 km diameter
Zeno of Elea

Atlas Crater

Daedalus Crater

See Icarus Crater below