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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Shackleton
Clean Name Shackleton
Feature ID 5450
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -89.32 °
Southmost Latitude -90.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -148.70 °
Westmost Longitude 48.29 °
Diameter 20.92 km
Center Latitude -89.67 °
Center Longitude 129.78 °
Northmost Latitude -89.30 °
Southmost Latitude -89.98 °
Eastmost Longitude -148.70 °
Westmost Longitude 48.29 °
Diameter 21.00 km
Center Latitude -89.63 °
Center Longitude 132.32 °
Northmost Latitude -89.90 °
Southmost Latitude -89.90 °
Eastmost Longitude
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 19.00 km
Center Latitude -89.90 °
Center Longitude 0.00 °
Quad LAC-144 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin Sir Ernest Henry; Irish-born British Antarctic explorer (1874-1922).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 04, 2023 7:59 PM

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