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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Main
Clean Name Main
Feature ID 3595
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 81.67 °
Southmost Latitude 80.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.56 °
Westmost Longitude 5.67 °
Diameter 47.43 km
Center Latitude 80.87 °
Center Longitude 10.41 °
Northmost Latitude 81.67 °
Southmost Latitude 80.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.69 °
Westmost Longitude 5.81 °
Diameter 47.43 km
Center Latitude 80.87 °
Center Longitude 10.54 °
Northmost Latitude 80.80 °
Southmost Latitude 80.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 10.10 °
Westmost Longitude 10.10 °
Diameter 46.00 km
Center Latitude 80.80 °
Center Longitude 10.10 °
Quad LAC-1 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin Robert; British astronomer (1808-1878).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Main L
Main N

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