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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rima Cauchy
Clean Name Rima Cauchy
Feature ID 5049
Target Moon
Feature Type Rima, rimae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 12.70 °
Southmost Latitude 9.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.39 °
Westmost Longitude 36.00 °
Diameter 167.00 km
Center Latitude 10.42 °
Center Longitude 38.07 °
Northmost Latitude 12.58 °
Southmost Latitude 9.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.35 °
Westmost Longitude 36.11 °
Diameter 167.00 km
Center Latitude 10.42 °
Center Longitude 38.09 °
Northmost Latitude 12.10 °
Southmost Latitude 9.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.30 °
Westmost Longitude 36.60 °
Diameter 140.00 km
Center Latitude 10.50 °
Center Longitude 38.00 °
Quad LAC-61 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Named from nearby crater.
Reference [67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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