From the desert to the Moon.
Name a real crater
on the Moon.
Pick one of the 12 craters open today, dedicate it to anyone you like, and a stargazing gift set arrives from the high desert with the certificate inside. $54.00, shipped free, dedicated once and never again.
- Free USPS shipping, no sales tax
- Public only if you ask, permanent either way
1,615 craters. Twelve a day. Yours forever.
The problem with gifts
Most presents are objects.
This one is a place.
You already know the problem. The thing you buy is good for a week, then it is on a shelf, then it is in a drawer. Nobody remembers the shelf.
A crater does not go in a drawer. It is a real feature of a real world, catalogued by astronomers, sitting at coordinates that have not moved in four billion years and will not move in your lifetime. Once it is dedicated here, it is closed to everyone else, permanently.
The Moon belongs to all of humanity. We are not selling it. We are writing a name beside a piece of it, and giving you a reason to go outside and find it.
What arrives
One box, printed in the desert, built to be opened slowly.
- A printed certificate of dedication naming your crater, with its real coordinates and diameter
- The Field Notes journal, for observing, sketching and dreaming
- Two large-format coloring pages: The Moon Is Calling and Joshua Trees Reach For The Stars
- The high desert star chart, Look Up. Wonder. Protect.
- The Joshua Tree Crater Company sticker
- A gift tag and a hand-finished note card, in a black keepsake box
Everything is printed on heavy uncoated stock, packed by hand, and sent with free USPS shipping inside the United States. There is no subscription and no second charge.
Claim a crater, $54.00How it works
Four steps. About ten minutes.
Choose from today’s twelve
Real craters, named by astronomers, at coordinates you can find with binoculars. Twelve open each morning and each one is dedicated only once.
Write the dedication
A name, and a message if you want one. It is printed on the certificate, and published on the registry only if you ask us to.
Pay once, $54
Free shipping, no sales tax, no subscription. Stripe handles the card, so your details never touch this site.
The registry closes behind you
Your crater is marked dedicated the moment payment clears and is never offered again. Then a box leaves the desert.
The certificate
This is what gets printed.
Your crater, its real coordinates, its real diameter, and the name you choose. Nothing invented and nothing padded out with fake Latin. The card below is the card in the box.
The disclaimer is printed on it too, in plain sight: this is a dedication in our own registry, not an International Astronomical Union designation. Anyone who tells you they can sell you the official name is lying to you.
Write yoursThe Joshua Tree Crater Company
Certificate of dedication
The lunar crater
Aristarchus
23.73° N, 47.49° W · 40 km across
is dedicated to
For Ada, who asked what the spots were
“Same sky, bigger dreams.”
From the desert to the Moon.
Recorded in the JT Crater Company Registry. Not an official International Astronomical Union designation.
JT Crater Company Registry
The registry opens with you.
Nothing has been dedicated yet, which means every one of the 12 craters open today would be a first entry. When a crater is claimed it gets a permanent public page here, with its coordinates, its diameter and the story behind its name.
Questions
The honest answers.
Including the one most companies in this business will not give you straight.
Read all questionsIs this an official IAU naming?
No, and we will never claim otherwise. Official lunar nomenclature is decided by the International Astronomical Union and cannot be bought by anyone. Your dedication is recorded permanently in our own public registry, printed on your certificate, and tied to a real crater with real coordinates. It is a keepsake and a gesture, not a legal claim on the Moon.
Why only twelve craters a day?
There are 1,615 named craters in our catalogue and each one is dedicated once, permanently. Releasing twelve a day keeps the choice small enough to actually think about, and means the person who comes after you is never offered something already taken.
What is actually in the box?
A printed certificate of dedication with your crater, its coordinates and its diameter, the Field Notes journal, two large coloring pages, the high desert star chart, a sticker, a gift tag and a note card, in a black keepsake box.
How much is shipping and how fast is it?
Standard USPS shipping is free and dispatches within three business days. Expedited USPS Priority Mail Express is $27.99 and dispatches the next business day. We ship within the United States only for now.
Can I keep my dedication private?
Yes. Your crater always gets its own permanent registry page with its coordinates and history, but the dedication name and message only appear there if you ask us to show them. Nothing is published without your say so, and every entry is read by a human before it goes up.
Go outside tonight and know which one is yours.
$54.00, shipped free, and the dedication is permanent. When today's twelve are gone, the next twelve open at midnight Pacific.
Claim a crater