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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Robert Sharp
Clean Name Robert Sharp
Feature ID 15002
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -2.88 °
Southmost Latitude -5.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 134.62 °
Westmost Longitude 132.22 °
Diameter 152.08 km
Center Latitude -4.17 °
Center Longitude 133.42 °
Northmost Latitude -2.88 °
Southmost Latitude -5.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 225.38 °
Westmost Longitude 227.78 °
Diameter 152.08 km
Center Latitude -4.17 °
Center Longitude 226.58 °
Quad mc22 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 16, 2012
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Robert Phillip; American geologist (1911-2004).
Reference [275] - New York Times obituary, published June 14, 2004 (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/14/us/robert-sharp-dies-at-92-linked-study-of-planets.html).
Updated May 16, 2012 8:43 AM

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