List of quadrangles on the Moon


The Moon has been divided into 30 quadrangles by the United States Geological Survey at the 1:2,500,000 map scale. At the 1:1,000,000 scale it's divided into 144 quadrangles.
The quadrangles are numbered in bands from north to south. Each band is then divided into a latitude-dependent number of quadrangles. At the poles, the bands consist of a single quadrangle, so LQ01 is a circle around the north pole.
NameNumberLatitudeLongitude
LQ0165° to 90°−180° to 180°
LQ0230° to 65°−180° to −120°
LQ0330° to 65°−120° to −60°
LQ0430° to 65°−60° to 0°
LQ0530° to 65°0° to 60°
LQ0630° to 65°60° to 120°
LQ0730° to 65°120° to 180°
LQ080° to 30°−180° to −135°
LQ090° to 30°−135° to −90°
MariusLQ100° to 30°−90° to −45°
CopernicusLQ110° to 30°−45° to 0°
LQ120° to 30°0° to 45°
LQ130° to 30°45° to 90°
LQ140° to 30°90° to 135°
LQ150° to 30°135° to 180°
LQ16−30° to 0°−180° to −135°
LQ17−30° to 0°−135° to −90°
GrimaldiLQ18−30° to 0°−90° to −45°
Mare NubiumLQ19−30° to 0°−45° to 0°
LQ20−30° to 0°0° to 45°
LQ21−30° to 0°45° to 90°
LQ22−30° to 0°90° to 135°
LQ23−30° to 0°135° to 180°
LQ24−65° to −30°−180° to −120°
LQ25−65° to −30°−120° to −60°
LQ26−65° to −30°−60° to 0°
LQ27−65° to −30°0° to 60°
LQ28−65° to −30°60° to 120°
PlanckLQ29−65° to −30°120° to 180°
Lunar South PoleLQ30−90° to −65°−180° to 180°

At the 1:1,000,000 scale, there are 12 latitude bands, 6 in each hemisphere. The bands nearest the equator are 16° high, and the first and last bands are 10° radius circles around the poles. The bands are then divided into quadrangles, but unlike the 1:2,500,000 system, the seam is placed at +10° longitude, and the numbering within a band starts between −80° and −90°:
  • 1 quadrangle of 360°, beginning at −80°
  • 8 quadrangles of 45°, beginning at −80°
  • 12 quadrangles of 30°, beginning at −80°
  • 15 quadrangles of 24°, beginning at −86°
  • 18 quadrangles of 20°, beginning at −90°
  • 18 quadrangles of 20°, beginning at −90°