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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name McDonald
Clean Name McDonald
Feature ID 3779
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 30.50 °
Southmost Latitude 30.27 °
Eastmost Longitude -20.75 °
Westmost Longitude -21.02 °
Diameter 6.97 km
Center Latitude 30.39 °
Center Longitude -20.88 °
Northmost Latitude 30.48 °
Southmost Latitude 30.25 °
Eastmost Longitude -20.76 °
Westmost Longitude -21.02 °
Diameter 6.97 km
Center Latitude 30.37 °
Center Longitude -20.89 °
Northmost Latitude 30.40 °
Southmost Latitude 30.40 °
Eastmost Longitude -20.90 °
Westmost Longitude -20.90 °
Diameter 7.00 km
Center Latitude 30.40 °
Center Longitude -20.90 °
Quad LAC-40 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin William Johnson; American benefactor (1844-1926); Thomas Logie; Scottish selenographer (1901-1973).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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