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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rutherford
Clean Name Rutherford
Feature ID 5239
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 10.81 °
Southmost Latitude 10.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 137.29 °
Westmost Longitude 136.89 °
Diameter 15.9751 km
Center Latitude 10.56 °
Center Longitude 137.09 °
Northmost Latitude 10.70 °
Southmost Latitude 10.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 137.00 °
Westmost Longitude 137.00 °
Diameter 13.00 km
Center Latitude 10.70 °
Center Longitude 137.00 °
Northmost Latitude 11.68 °
Southmost Latitude 11.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 137.30 °
Westmost Longitude 136.93 °
Diameter 13.4680 km
Center Latitude 11.46 °
Center Longitude 137.12 °
Quad LAC-66 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin Sir Ernest; New Zealand-British physicist; Nobel laureate (1871-1937).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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