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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mons Rümker
Clean Name Mons Rumker
Feature ID 3994
Target Moon
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 41.87 °
Southmost Latitude 39.37 °
Eastmost Longitude -56.63 °
Westmost Longitude -59.80 °
Diameter 73.25 km
Center Latitude 40.76 °
Center Longitude -58.33 °
Northmost Latitude 41.88 °
Southmost Latitude 39.37 °
Eastmost Longitude -56.68 °
Westmost Longitude -59.84 °
Diameter 73.25 km
Center Latitude 40.76 °
Center Longitude -58.38 °
Northmost Latitude 40.80 °
Southmost Latitude 40.80 °
Eastmost Longitude -58.10 °
Westmost Longitude -58.10 °
Diameter 70.00 km
Center Latitude 40.80 °
Center Longitude -58.10 °
Quad LAC-23 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Germany
Origin Karl Ludwig Christian; German astronomer (1788-1862).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Jun 08, 2023 8:24 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Rümker E
Rümker F
Rümker H
Rümker K
Rümker L
Rümker S
Rümker T
Rümker C

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