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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name van Rhijn
Clean Name van Rhijn
Feature ID 6314
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 53.23 °
Southmost Latitude 51.71 °
Eastmost Longitude 147.63 °
Westmost Longitude 145.13 °
Diameter 46.16 km
Center Latitude 52.47 °
Center Longitude 146.37 °
Northmost Latitude 53.17 °
Southmost Latitude 51.65 °
Eastmost Longitude 147.59 °
Westmost Longitude 145.09 °
Diameter 46.16 km
Center Latitude 52.41 °
Center Longitude 146.33 °
Northmost Latitude 52.60 °
Southmost Latitude 52.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.40 °
Westmost Longitude 146.40 °
Diameter 46.00 km
Center Latitude 52.60 °
Center Longitude 146.40 °
Quad LAC-17 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Culture The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Pieter Johannes; Dutch astronomer (1886-1960).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) van Rhijn T

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