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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Armstrong
Clean Name Armstrong
Feature ID 386
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 1.42 °
Southmost Latitude 1.28 °
Eastmost Longitude 25.01 °
Westmost Longitude 24.87 °
Diameter 4.21 km
Center Latitude 1.35 °
Center Longitude 24.94 °
Northmost Latitude 1.43 °
Southmost Latitude 1.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 25.01 °
Westmost Longitude 24.87 °
Diameter 4.21 km
Center Latitude 1.36 °
Center Longitude 24.94 °
Northmost Latitude 1.40 °
Southmost Latitude 1.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 25.00 °
Westmost Longitude 25.00 °
Diameter 4.00 km
Center Latitude 1.40 °
Center Longitude 25.00 °
Quad LAC-60 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Neil Alden; American astronaut (1930-2012).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Apr 21, 2015 7:21 AM

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