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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Maury
Clean Name Maury
Feature ID 3761
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 37.38 °
Southmost Latitude 36.84 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.03 °
Westmost Longitude 39.35 °
Diameter 16.58 km
Center Latitude 37.11 °
Center Longitude 39.69 °
Northmost Latitude 37.36 °
Southmost Latitude 36.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.00 °
Westmost Longitude 39.30 °
Diameter 17.15 km
Center Latitude 37.09 °
Center Longitude 39.65 °
Northmost Latitude 37.10 °
Southmost Latitude 37.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 39.60 °
Westmost Longitude 39.60 °
Diameter 17.00 km
Center Latitude 37.10 °
Center Longitude 39.60 °
Quad LAC-27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Matthew Fontaine; American oceanographer (1806-1873); Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira; American astronomer (1866-1952).
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Maury T
Maury A
Maury B
Maury C
Maury D
Maury J
Maury K
Maury L
Maury M
Maury N
Maury P
Maury U

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