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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tharp
Clean Name Tharp
Feature ID 15310
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


LOLA 2011
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -30.38 °
Southmost Latitude -30.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 145.87 °
Westmost Longitude 145.39 °
Diameter 13.45 km
Center Latitude -30.60 °
Center Longitude 145.63 °
Quad LAC-102 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 30, 2015
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Marie; Geologist and oceanographer, created first comprehensive map of the ocean floor and is credited with discovering the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (1920-2006).
Reference [20] - American Men and Women of Science: R.R. Bowker, New York, 1982, 1989, 1994.
Updated Dec 21, 2016 4:56 PM

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