There are 68 craters on the Moon with female names. 40 craters bear female names from around the world. 28 are named for actual women who have made contributions to humanity, 27 of whom are scientists and one is called Sappho for the pre-christian Greek poet.
| Akis | Greek name |
| Ann | Hebrew name |
| Annegrit | German name |
| Artemis | Greek Moon goddess |
| Bela | Slavic name |
| Blagg, Mary Adela | British astronomer (1858-1944) |
| Bok, Priscilla Fairfield | American astronomer (1896-1975) |
| Bruce, Catherine Wolfe | American philanthropist, astronomer (1816-1900) |
| Cannon, Annie Jump | American astronomer (1863-1941) |
| Carol | Latin name |
| Catharina, St Catherine of Alexandria | Greek theologian, philosopher (unknown-c. 370) |
| Chang-Ngo | Chinese name |
| Christel | German name |
| Clerke, Agnes Mary | British astronomer (1842-1907) |
| Cori, Gerty Theresa Radnitz | Czech-American physiologist, Nobel laureate (1896-1957) |
| Delia | Greek name |
| Diana | Latin name |
| Donna | Italian name |
| Edith | English name |
| Fairouz | Arab name |
| Fleming, Williamina P. | American astronomer (1857-1911) |
| Grace | English name |
| Herschel, Carolyn | British astronomer (1750-1848) |
| Hypatia | Egyptian mathematician (unknown-A.D. 415) |
| Ina | Latin name |
| Isabel | Spanish name |
| Isis | Egyptian goddess |
| Jehan | Turkish name |
| Jenkins, Louise F. | American astronomer (1888-1970) |
| Joliot-Curie, Irene | French physicist, Nobel laureate (1897-1956) |
| Julienne | French name |
| Karima | Arabic name |
| Kathleen | Irish name |
| Kira | Russian name |
| Kovalevskaya, Sofia V. | Russian mathematician (1850-1891) |
| Leavitt, Henrietta S. | American astronomer (1868-1921) |
| Lepaute, Nichole Reine De La Briere | French astronomer (1723-1788) |
| Linda | Spanish name |
| Louise | French name |
| Mary | English form of Hebrew name |
| Maunder, Annie S. D. R. | British astronomer (1851-1928) |
| Maury, Antonia C. | American astronomer (1866-1952) |
| Mavis | Scottish name |
| McAuliffe, Sharon Christa | Civilian school teacher member of the Challenger crew (1948-1986) |
| Meitner, Lise | Austrian physicist (1878-1968) |
| Melissa | Greek name |
| Mitchell, Maria | American astronomer (1818-1889) |
| Monira | Arabic name |
| Natasha | Russian name |
| Noether, Emmy | German mathematician (1882-1935) |
| Patricia | English name |
| Priscilla | Latin name |
| Proctor, Mary | American astronomer (1862-1957) |
| Resnick, Judith Arlene | Member of the Challenger crew (1949-1986) |
| Rosa | Spanish name |
| Ruth | Hebrew name |
| Sappho | Greek poetess (unknown-c. 600 B.C.) |
| Shahinaz | Turkish name |
| Sheepshanks, Anne | British benefactor (1789-1876) |
| Sita | Indian name |
| Sklodowska, Marie (Madame Curie) | Polish physicist, chemist, Nobel laureate (1867-1934) |
| Sommerville, Mary Fairfax | Scottish physicist, mathematician (1780-1872) |
| Soraya | Persian name |
| Stella | Latin name |
| Sung-Mei | Chinese name |
| Susan | English name |
| Tereshkova, Valentina Vladimirovna | Soviet cosmonaut (1937-live) |
| Vera | Latin name |
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