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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Szilard
Clean Name Szilard
Feature ID 5799
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 34.10 °
Southmost Latitude 33.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 108.20 °
Westmost Longitude 103.20 °
Diameter 122.00 km
Center Latitude 34.00 °
Center Longitude 105.70 °
Northmost Latitude 35.80 °
Southmost Latitude 31.61 °
Eastmost Longitude 108.30 °
Westmost Longitude 103.26 °
Diameter 127.22 km
Center Latitude 33.71 °
Center Longitude 105.78 °
Northmost Latitude 35.77 °
Southmost Latitude 31.58 °
Eastmost Longitude 108.21 °
Westmost Longitude 103.17 °
Diameter 127.22 km
Center Latitude 33.68 °
Center Longitude 105.69 °
Quad LAC-29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Culture Hungary
Origin Leo; Hungarian-American physicist (1898-1964).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Szilard H
Szilard M

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