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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Slater
Clean Name Slater
Feature ID 15325
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


LOLA 2011
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -87.65 °
Southmost Latitude -88.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.43 °
Westmost Longitude 99.21 °
Diameter 25.12 km
Center Latitude -88.08 °
Center Longitude 111.29 °
Quad LAC-144 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 04, 2015
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin David Charles; American planetary scientist, specialist in optics and detectors (1957-2011).
Reference [361] - Obituary for David C. Slater, Southwest Research Institute Newsletter, June 2011, page 11.
Updated May 04, 2015 12:01 PM

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