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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Gator
Clean Name Gator
Feature ID 2115
Target Moon
Feature Type Astronaut-named features

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -9.00 °
Southmost Latitude -9.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.60 °
Westmost Longitude 15.60 °
Diameter 0.90 km
Center Latitude -9.00 °
Center Longitude 15.60 °
Northmost Latitude -8.93 °
Southmost Latitude -8.96 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.56 °
Westmost Longitude 15.53 °
Diameter 0.85 km
Center Latitude -8.95 °
Center Longitude 15.55 °
Northmost Latitude -9.00 °
Southmost Latitude -9.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.60 °
Westmost Longitude 15.60 °
Diameter 1.00 km
Center Latitude -9.00 °
Center Longitude 15.60 °
Quad LAC-78 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 16 site.
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Oct 25, 2010 1:56 PM

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