Editing Planetary nomenclature (section)

=== The [[Moon]] ===
{{see also|Selenography|List of features on the Moon|List of craters on the Moon|List of maria on the Moon|List of mountains on the Moon|List of valleys on the Moon}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Feature type
! Naming convention
|-
| Craters
| Craters are generally named after deceased scientists, scholars, artists and explorers who have made outstanding or fundamental contributions to their field. Additionally, craters in or around [[Mare Moscoviense]] are named after deceased Russian cosmonauts and craters in and around [[Apollo crater]] are named after deceased American astronauts (see [[Space accidents and incidents]]). This convention may be extended if other space-faring countries suffer fatalities in spaceflight.
|- 
| Lacūs, Maria, Paludes, Sinūs
| These features are assigned names which are Latin terms describing weather and other abstract concepts.
|- 
| Montes
| Montes are named after terrestrial mountain ranges or nearby craters.
|- 
| Rupēs
| Rupēs are named after nearby mountain ranges (see above).
|- 
| Valles
| Valles are named after nearby features.
|-
| Others
| Features that don't fall into any of the above categories are named after nearby craters.
|}