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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Dorothy
Clean Name Dorothy
Feature ID 15738
Target Charon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 70.40 °
Southmost Latitude 46.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 63.57 °
Westmost Longitude 18.99 °
Diameter 261.00 km
Center Latitude 58.53 °
Center Longitude 40.58 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 11, 2018
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin American fictional character, protagonist of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and other children’s novels, small girl who visited the magical Land of Oz.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Apr 11, 2018 2:58 PM

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