<p>If you are talking about the name of the craters on the moon, I would say international names are used, just like the naming of the stars.</p>
<p>By the way, some craters are named after Chinese people, like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wan-Hoo_(crater)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">万户撞击坑</a> and so on.</p>
<p>If you are talking about the features in general, we do have names for them</p>
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<p>陨石坑 - crater</p>
<p>月海 - lunar mare</p>
<p><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%88%E7%9B%B8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">月相</a> - lunar phase</p>
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<p>Are there names in Chinese for craters and other features on the Moon? Or are English/International names used instead?</p>

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Chinese names for Lunar Features?
# Chinese names for Lunar Features?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-29)

Are there names in Chinese for craters and other features on the Moon? Or are English/International names used instead?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-29. Score: 2

If you are talking about the name of the craters on the moon, I would say international names are used, just like the naming of the stars.

By the way, some craters are named after Chinese people, like [万户撞击坑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wan-Hoo_(crater)) and so on.

If you are talking about the features in general, we do have names for them

> 陨石坑 - crater
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> 月海 - lunar mare
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> [月相](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%88%E7%9B%B8) - lunar phase


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