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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kinau
Clean Name Kinau
Feature ID 3035
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -60.06 °
Southmost Latitude -61.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 16.35 °
Westmost Longitude 13.52 °
Diameter 41.87 km
Center Latitude -60.75 °
Center Longitude 14.94 °
Northmost Latitude -60.07 °
Southmost Latitude -61.45 °
Eastmost Longitude 16.28 °
Westmost Longitude 13.45 °
Diameter 41.87 km
Center Latitude -60.76 °
Center Longitude 14.87 °
Northmost Latitude -60.80 °
Southmost Latitude -60.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.10 °
Westmost Longitude 15.10 °
Diameter 41.00 km
Center Latitude -60.80 °
Center Longitude 15.10 °
Quad LAC-127 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Culture Germany
Origin Adolph Gottfried; German selenographer (1814-1887).
Reference [200] - Discovery of the Real Person Behind the Name of the Lunar Crater Kinau, by Robert A. Garfinkle and Bernd Pfeiffer, Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol. 117, April, 2007.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Kinau P
Kinau A
Kinau B
Kinau C
Kinau D
Kinau E
Kinau F
Kinau G
Kinau H
Kinau J
Kinau K
Kinau L
Kinau M
Kinau N
Kinau Q
Kinau R

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