Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Adams on Moon

Adams

Feature Name Adams
Clean Name Adams
Feature ID 47
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -30.81 °
Southernmost Latitude -32.9 °
Easternmost Longitude 69.57 °
Westernmost Longitude 67.11 °
Diameter 63.27 km
Center Latitude -31.86 °
Center Longitude 68.34 °
Northernmost Latitude -
Southernmost Latitude -
Easternmost Longitude -
Westernmost Longitude -
Diameter 66 km
Center Latitude -31.9 °
Center Longitude 68.2 °
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Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
American
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Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9; Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Origin John Couch; British astronomer (1819-1892); Charles Hitchcock; American astronomer (1868-1951); Walter Sydney; American astronomer (1876-1956).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Adams B
Adams C
Adams D
Adams M
Adams P