Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Palisa 9°28′S 7°11′W / 9.47°S 7.19°W / -9.47; -7.19 (Palisa ) 33.47 1935 Johann Palisa (1848–1925) WGPSN Palitzsch 28°01′S 64°23′E / 28.02°S 64.39°E / -28.02; 64.39 (Palitzsch ) 41.87 1935 Johann Georg Palitzsch (1723–1788) WGPSN Pallas 5°29′N 1°39′W / 5.48°N 1.65°W / 5.48; -1.65 (Pallas ) 49.51 1935 Peter Simon Pallas (1741–1811) WGPSN Palmieri 28°38′S 47°48′W / 28.64°S 47.8°W / -28.64; -47.8 (Palmieri ) 39.84 1935 Luigi Palmieri (1807–1896) WGPSN Paneth 62°36′N 94°38′W / 62.6°N 94.63°W / 62.6; -94.63 (Paneth ) 60.92 1970 Friedrich Adolf Paneth (1887–1958) WGPSN Pannekoek 4°12′S 140°41′E / 4.2°S 140.69°E / -4.2; 140.69 (Pannekoek ) 67.5 1970 Anton Pannekoek (1873–1960) WGPSN Papaleksi 10°09′N 163°57′E / 10.15°N 163.95°E / 10.15; 163.95 (Papaleksi ) 92.03 1970 Nikolaj Dmitrievich Papaleksi (1880–1947) WGPSN Paracelsus 22°55′S 163°26′E / 22.92°S 163.44°E / -22.92; 163.44 (Paracelsus ) 85.88 1970 Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (1493–1541) WGPSN Paraskevopoulos 50°05′N 150°20′W / 50.09°N 150.34°W / 50.09; -150.34 (Paraskevopoulos ) 98.87 1970 John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (1889–1951) WGPSN Parenago 25°53′N 108°55′W / 25.88°N 108.91°W / 25.88; -108.91 (Parenago ) 94.57 1970 Pavel Petrovich Parenago (1906–1960) WGPSN Parkhurst 33°17′S 103°41′E / 33.29°S 103.69°E / -33.29; 103.69 (Parkhurst ) 93.08 1970 John Adelbert Parkhurst (1861–1925) WGPSN Parrot 14°34′S 3°17′E / 14.57°S 3.29°E / -14.57; 3.29 (Parrot ) 70.66 1935 Johann Jacob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot (1792–1840) WGPSN Parry 7°53′S 15°47′W / 7.88°S 15.78°W / -7.88; -15.78 (Parry ) 47.28 1935 William Edward Parry (1790–1855) WGPSN Parsons 37°15′N 171°10′W / 37.25°N 171.16°W / 37.25; -171.16 (Parsons ) 41.12 1970 John Whiteside Parsons (1914–1952) WGPSN Pascal 74°22′N 70°38′W / 74.36°N 70.63°W / 74.36; -70.63 (Pascal ) 108.2 1964 Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) WGPSN Paschen 14°04′S 140°32′W / 14.06°S 140.53°W / -14.06; -140.53 (Paschen ) 127.36 1970 Friedrich Paschen (1865–1940) WGPSN Pasteur 11°35′S 104°55′E / 11.58°S 104.91°E / -11.58; 104.91 (Pasteur ) 232.77 1961 Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) WGPSN Patricia 24°55′N 0°30′E / 24.91°N 0.5°E / 24.91; 0.5 (Patricia ) 10.08 1976 (English female name) WGPSN Patsaev 16°46′S 133°36′E / 16.77°S 133.6°E / -16.77; 133.6 (Patsaev ) 55.25 1973 Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev (1933–1971) WGPSN Pauli 44°46′S 137°21′E / 44.76°S 137.35°E / -44.76; 137.35 (Pauli ) 95.28 1970 Wolfgang Pauli (1900–1958) WGPSN Pavlov 28°17′S 142°24′E / 28.28°S 142.4°E / -28.28; 142.4 (Pavlov ) 143.05 1970 Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849–1936) WGPSN Pawsey 44°14′N 145°17′E / 44.24°N 145.29°E / 44.24; 145.29 (Pawsey ) 59.98 1970 Joseph Lade Pawsey (1908–1962) WGPSN Peary 88°38′N 24°24′E / 88.63°N 24.4°E / 88.63; 24.4 (Peary ) 78.75 1964 Robert Edwin Peary (1856–1920) WGPSN Pease 12°31′N 106°18′W / 12.51°N 106.3°W / 12.51; -106.3 (Pease ) 40.84 1970 Francis G. Pease (1881–1938) WGPSN Peek 2°46′N 86°58′E / 2.76°N 86.96°E / 2.76; 86.96 (Peek ) 12.55 1973 Bertrand Meigh Peek (1891–1965) WGPSN Peirce 18°16′N 53°21′E / 18.26°N 53.35°E / 18.26; 53.35 (Peirce ) 18.86 1935 Benjamin Peirce (1809–1880) WGPSN Peirescius 46°24′S 67°48′E / 46.4°S 67.8°E / -46.4; 67.8 (Peirescius ) 61.53 1935 Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580–1637) WGPSN Pentland 64°34′S 11°20′E / 64.57°S 11.34°E / -64.57; 11.34 (Pentland ) 56.45 1935 Joseph Barclay Pentland (1797–1873) WGPSN Perelʹ man 24°03′S 106°01′E / 24.05°S 106.01°E / -24.05; 106.01 (Perelʹ man ) 48.87 1970 Yakov I. Perelman (1882–1942) WGPSN Perepelkin 9°59′S 128°48′E / 9.99°S 128.8°E / -9.99; 128.8 (Perepelkin ) 88.74 1970 Yevgeny Perepyolkin (1906–1938) WGPSN Perkin 47°01′N 175°44′W / 47.02°N 175.73°W / 47.02; -175.73 (Perkin ) 62.48 1970 Richard Scott Perkin (1906–1969) WGPSN Perrine 42°07′N 127°57′W / 42.11°N 127.95°W / 42.11; -127.95 (Perrine ) 87.41 1970 Charles Dillon Perrine (1867–1951) WGPSN Petavius 25°23′S 60°47′E / 25.39°S 60.78°E / -25.39; 60.78 (Petavius ) 184.06 1935 Denis Petau (1583–1652) WGPSN Petermann 74°21′N 67°53′E / 74.35°N 67.89°E / 74.35; 67.89 (Petermann ) 76.95 1935 August Heinrich Petermann (1822–1878) WGPSN Peters 68°04′N 29°23′E / 68.07°N 29.39°E / 68.07; 29.39 (Peters ) 14.67 1935 Christian August Friedrich Peters (1806–1880) WGPSN Petit 2°19′N 63°28′E / 2.32°N 63.46°E / 2.32; 63.46 (Petit ) 5.04 1976 Alexis Therese Petit (1771–1820) WGPSN Petrie 45°08′N 108°28′E / 45.14°N 108.47°E / 45.14; 108.47 (Petrie ) 32.86 1970 Robert Methven Petrie (1906–1966) WGPSN Petropavlovskiy 36°55′N 115°17′W / 36.92°N 115.28°W / 36.92; -115.28 (Petropavlovskiy ) 64.07 1970 Boris Sergeevich Petropavlovskiy [ es ] (1898–1933) WGPSN Petrov 61°22′S 88°11′E / 61.36°S 88.18°E / -61.36; 88.18 (Petrov ) 55.44 1970 Evgenij S. Petrov [ es ] (1900–1942) WGPSN Pettit 27°31′S 86°45′W / 27.52°S 86.75°W / -27.52; -86.75 (Pettit ) 36.67 1970 Edison Pettit (1889–1962) WGPSN Petzval 62°44′S 110°50′W / 62.73°S 110.83°W / -62.73; -110.83 (Petzval ) 93.47 1970 Joseph von Petzval (1807–1891) WGPSN Phillips 26°34′S 75°40′E / 26.57°S 75.67°E / -26.57; 75.67 (Phillips ) 104.21 1935 John Phillips (1800–1874) WGPSN Philolaus 72°13′N 32°53′W / 72.22°N 32.88°W / 72.22; -32.88 (Philolaus ) 71.44 1935 Philolaus of Croton (flourished 400 BC) WGPSN Phocylides 52°47′S 57°19′W / 52.79°S 57.31°W / -52.79; -57.31 (Phocylides ) 115.18 1935 Johannes Phocylides Holwarda (Jan Fokker) (1618–1651) WGPSN Piazzi 36°10′S 68°01′W / 36.16°S 68.01°W / -36.16; -68.01 (Piazzi ) 102.57 1935 Giuseppe Piazzi (1746–1826) WGPSN Piazzi Smyth 41°55′N 3°14′W / 41.91°N 3.24°W / 41.91; -3.24 (Piazzi Smyth ) 12.96 1935 Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819–1900) WGPSN Picard 14°34′N 54°43′E / 14.57°N 54.72°E / 14.57; 54.72 (Picard ) 22.35 1935 Jean-Felix Picard (1620–1682) WGPSN Piccolomini 29°42′S 32°12′E / 29.7°S 32.2°E / -29.7; 32.2 (Piccolomini ) 87.58 1935 Alessandro Piccolomini (1508–1578) WGPSN Pickering 2°53′S 6°59′E / 2.88°S 6.99°E / -2.88; 6.99 (Pickering ) 15.4 1935 Edward Charles Pickering (1846–1919) and William Henry Pickering (1858–1938) WGPSN Pictet 43°34′S 7°29′W / 43.56°S 7.49°W / -43.56; -7.49 (Pictet ) 59.95 1935 Marc-Auguste Pictet-Turretin (1752–1825) WGPSN Pierazzo 3°18′N 100°14′W / 3.3°N 100.24°W / 3.3; -100.24 (Pierazzo ) 9.29 2015 Elisabetta Pierazzo (1963–2011) WGPSN Pikelʹ ner 48°22′S 124°15′E / 48.37°S 124.25°E / -48.37; 124.25 (Pikelʹ ner ) 40.96 1979 Solomon Borisovich Pikelner (1921–1975) WGPSN Pilâtre 60°10′S 86°42′W / 60.17°S 86.7°W / -60.17; -86.7 (Pilâtre ) 64.37 1991 Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1756–1785) WGPSN Pingré 58°38′S 73°57′W / 58.64°S 73.95°W / -58.64; -73.95 (Pingré ) 88.43 1961 Alexandre Guy Pingré (1711–1796) WGPSN Pirquet 20°20′S 139°56′E / 20.34°S 139.93°E / -20.34; 139.93 (Pirquet ) 62.14 1970 Baron Guido von Pirquet (1880–1966) WGPSN Pitatus 29°53′S 13°32′W / 29.88°S 13.53°W / -29.88; -13.53 (Pitatus ) 100.63 1935 Pietro Pitati (flourished c. 1500) WGPSN Pitiscus 50°37′S 30°34′E / 50.61°S 30.57°E / -50.61; 30.57 (Pitiscus ) 79.85 1935 Bartholemaeus Pitiscus (1561–1613) WGPSN Pizzetti 35°04′S 119°17′E / 35.06°S 119.29°E / -35.06; 119.29 (Pizzetti ) 53.47 1970 Paolo Pizzetti (1860–1918) WGPSN Plana 42°15′N 28°13′E / 42.25°N 28.22°E / 42.25; 28.22 (Plana ) 42.97 1935 Baron Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana (1781–1864) WGPSN Planck 57°16′S 135°20′E / 57.27°S 135.34°E / -57.27; 135.34 (Planck ) 319.46 1970 Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (1858–1947) WGPSN Planté 10°13′S 163°16′E / 10.22°S 163.26°E / -10.22; 163.26 (Planté ) 36.8 1979 Gaston Planté (1834–1889) WGPSN Plaskett 81°38′N 176°43′E / 81.63°N 176.71°E / 81.63; 176.71 (Plaskett ) 114.34 1976 John Stanley Plaskett (1865–1941) WGPSN Plato 51°37′N 9°23′W / 51.62°N 9.38°W / 51.62; -9.38 (Plato ) 100.68 1935 Plato (c. 428–347 BC) WGPSN Playfair 23°34′S 8°27′E / 23.56°S 8.45°E / -23.56; 8.45 (Playfair ) 49.88 1935 John Playfair (1748–1819) WGPSN Plinius 15°22′N 23°37′E / 15.36°N 23.61°E / 15.36; 23.61 (Plinius ) 41.31 1935 Pliny the Elder (23–79) WGPSN Plummer 24°37′S 154°52′W / 24.62°S 154.86°W / -24.62; -154.86 (Plummer ) 75.7 1970 Henry Crozier Keating Plummer (1875–1946) WGPSN Plutarch 24°11′N 79°03′E / 24.18°N 79.05°E / 24.18; 79.05 (Plutarch ) 69.59 1935 Plutarch (c. 46–120) WGPSN Poczobutt 57°16′N 99°14′W / 57.27°N 99.23°W / 57.27; -99.23 (Poczobutt ) 212.36 1979 Martin Odlanicky Poczobutt (1728–1810) WGPSN Pogson 42°23′S 111°07′E / 42.38°S 111.11°E / -42.38; 111.11 (Pogson ) 40.87 1970 Norman Robert Pogson (1829–1891) WGPSN Poincaré 56°52′S 163°59′E / 56.86°S 163.99°E / -56.86; 163.99 (Poincaré ) 345.99 1970 Jules Henri Poincaré (1854–1912) WGPSN Poinsot 78°54′N 146°13′W / 78.9°N 146.21°W / 78.9; -146.21 (Poinsot ) 65.11 1970 Louis Poinsot (1777–1859) WGPSN Poisson 30°20′S 10°34′E / 30.34°S 10.56°E / -30.34; 10.56 (Poisson ) 41.4 1935 Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840) WGPSN Polybius 22°28′S 25°38′E / 22.46°S 25.63°E / -22.46; 25.63 (Polybius ) 40.81 1935 Polybius (c. 204–122 BC) WGPSN Polzunov 25°34′N 115°01′E / 25.57°N 115.01°E / 25.57; 115.01 (Polzunov ) 66.53 1970 Ivan Ivanovich Polzunov (1728–1766) WGPSN Pomortsev 0°44′N 66°55′E / 0.74°N 66.91°E / 0.74; 66.91 (Pomortsev ) 25.51 1976 Mikhail Mikhailovich Pomortsev (1851–1916) WGPSN Poncelet 75°55′N 54°34′W / 75.91°N 54.57°W / 75.91; -54.57 (Poncelet ) 67.57 1964 Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788–1867) WGPSN Pons 25°26′S 21°33′E / 25.43°S 21.55°E / -25.43; 21.55 (Pons ) 39.7 1935 Jean-Louis Pons (1761–1831) WGPSN Pontanus 28°25′S 14°22′E / 28.42°S 14.36°E / -28.42; 14.36 (Pontanus ) 55.66 1935 Giovanni Gioviani Pontano (1427–1503) WGPSN Pontécoulant 58°47′S 66°04′E / 58.78°S 66.07°E / -58.78; 66.07 (Pontécoulant ) 91.4 1935 Philippe Gustave Doulcet , Comte De Pontécoulant (1795–1874) WGPSN Popov 16°56′N 99°23′E / 16.93°N 99.38°E / 16.93; 99.38 (Popov ) 71.4 1961 Aleksander Stepanovich Popov (1859–1905) and C. Popov (1880–1966) WGPSN Porter 56°09′S 10°11′W / 56.15°S 10.18°W / -56.15; -10.18 (Porter ) 51.46 1970 Russell Williams Porter (1871–1949) WGPSN Posidonius 31°53′N 29°59′E / 31.88°N 29.99°E / 31.88; 29.99 (Posidonius ) 95.06 1935 Posidonius (c. 135–51 BC) WGPSN Poynting 17°30′N 133°23′W / 17.5°N 133.38°W / 17.5; -133.38 (Poynting ) 127.55 1970 John Henry Poynting (1852–1914) WGPSN Prager 3°59′S 130°47′E / 3.99°S 130.78°E / -3.99; 130.78 (Prager ) 53.9 1971 Richard A. Prager (1884–1945) WGPSN Prandtl 59°37′S 141°32′E / 59.62°S 141.54°E / -59.62; 141.54 (Prandtl ) 87.53 1970 Ludwig Prandtl (1875–1953) WGPSN Priestley 56°43′S 108°28′E / 56.71°S 108.47°E / -56.71; 108.47 (Priestley ) 54.88 1970 Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) WGPSN Prinz 25°29′N 44°08′W / 25.49°N 44.14°W / 25.49; -44.14 (Prinz ) 46.13 1935 Wilhelm Prinz [ es ] (1857–1910) WGPSN Priscilla 10°58′S 6°13′W / 10.96°S 6.21°W / -10.96; -6.21 (Priscilla ) 1.5 1976 (Latin female name) WGPSN Proclus 16°05′N 46°53′E / 16.09°N 46.89°E / 16.09; 46.89 (Proclus ) 26.91 1935 Proclus Diadochus (410–485) WGPSN Proctor 46°26′S 5°02′W / 46.43°S 5.04°W / -46.43; -5.04 (Proctor ) 47.64 1935 Mary Proctor (1862–1957) WGPSN Protagoras 56°01′N 7°20′E / 56.02°N 7.34°E / 56.02; 7.34 (Protagoras ) 21.05 1935 Protagoras (c. 481–411 BC) WGPSN Ptolemaeus 9°10′S 1°50′W / 9.16°S 1.84°W / -9.16; -1.84 (Ptolemaeus ) 153.67 1935 Ptolemy (c. 87–150) WGPSN Puiseux 27°49′S 39°11′W / 27.82°S 39.19°W / -27.82; -39.19 (Puiseux ) 24.95 1935 Pierre Puiseux (1855–1928) WGPSN Pupin 23°52′N 11°00′W / 23.87°N 11°W / 23.87; -11 (Pupin ) 2.17 1976 Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin (1858–1935) WGPSN Purbach 25°31′S 2°02′W / 25.51°S 2.03°W / -25.51; -2.03 (Purbach ) 114.97 1935 Georg Purbach (1423–1461) WGPSN Purkyně 1°32′S 94°52′E / 1.54°S 94.86°E / -1.54; 94.86 (Purkyně ) 50.29 1970 Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869) WGPSN Pythagoras 63°41′N 62°59′W / 63.68°N 62.98°W / 63.68; -62.98 (Pythagoras ) 144.55 1935 Pythagoras (flourished c. 532 BC) WGPSN Pytheas 20°34′N 20°35′W / 20.57°N 20.59°W / 20.57; -20.59 (Pytheas ) 18.81 1935 Pytheas (born c. 308 BC) WGPSN