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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Plaskett
Clean Name Plaskett
Feature ID 4756
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 83.52 °
Southmost Latitude 79.75 °
Eastmost Longitude -170.22 °
Westmost Longitude 163.65 °
Diameter 114.34 km
Center Latitude 81.63 °
Center Longitude 176.71 °
Northmost Latitude 83.66 °
Southmost Latitude 79.92 °
Eastmost Longitude -170.72 °
Westmost Longitude 162.81 °
Diameter 120.00 km
Center Latitude 81.92 °
Center Longitude 175.97 °
Northmost Latitude 82.30 °
Southmost Latitude 81.80 °
Eastmost Longitude -172.40 °
Westmost Longitude 160.90 °
Diameter 109.00 km
Center Latitude 82.10 °
Center Longitude 174.30 °
Quad LAC-1 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent North America
Culture Canada
Origin John Stanley; Canadian astronomer (1865-1941).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Plaskett H
Plaskett S
Plaskett U
Plaskett V

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