List of quadrangles on the Moon
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has been divided into 30 quadrangle
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s by the United States Geological Survey
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at the 1:2,500,000 map scale. At the 1:1,000,000 scale it's divided into 144 quadrangles.
| Name | Number | Area |
|---|---|---|
| LQ01 | 65° to 90° latitude, -180 to 180° longitude | |
| LQ02 | 30° to 65° latitude, -180° to -120° longitude | |
| LQ03 | 30° to 65° latitude, -120° to -60° longitude | |
| LQ04 | 30° to 65° latitude, -60° to 0° longitude | |
| LQ05 | 30° to 65° latitude, 0° to 60° longitude | |
| LQ06 | 30° to 65° latitude, 60° to 120° longitude | |
| LQ07 | 30° to 65° latitude, 120° to 180° longitude | |
| LQ08 | 0° to 30° latitude, -180° to -135° longitude | |
| LQ09 | 0° to 30° latitude, -135° to -90° longitude | |
| Marius | LQ10 | 0° to 30° latitude, -90° to -45° longitude |
| Copernicus | LQ11 | 0° to 30° latitude, -45° to 0° longitude |
| LQ12 | 0° to 30° latitude, 0° to 45° longitude | |
| LQ13 | 0° to 30° latitude, 45° to 90° longitude | |
| LQ14 | 0° to 30° latitude, 90° to 135° longitude | |
| LQ15 | 0° to 30° latitude, 135° to 180° longitude | |
| LQ16 | -30° to 0° latitude, -180° to -135° longitude | |
| LQ17 | -30° to 0° latitude, -135° to -90° longitude | |
| LQ18 | -30° to 0° latitude, -90° to -45° longitude | |
| LQ19 | -30° to 0° latitude, -45° to 0° longitude | |
| LQ20 | -30° to 0° latitude, 0° to 45° longitude | |
| LQ21 | -30° to 0° latitude, 45° to 90° longitude | |
| LQ22 | -30° to 0° latitude, 90° to 135° longitude | |
| LQ23 | -30° to 0° latitude, 135° to 180° longitude | |
| LQ24 | -65° to -30° latitude, -180° to -120° longitude | |
| LQ25 | -65° to -30° latitude, -120° to -60° longitude | |
| LQ26 | -65° to -30° latitude, -60° to 0° longitude | |
| LQ27 | -65° to -30° latitude, 0° to 60° longitude | |
| LQ28 | -65° to -30° latitude, 60° to 120° longitude | |
| LQ29 | -65° to -30° latitude, 120° to 180° longitude | |
| LQ30 | -90° to -65° latitude, -180° to 180° longitude |