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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vestine
Clean Name Vestine
Feature ID 6369
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 35.48 °
Southmost Latitude 32.26 °
Eastmost Longitude 95.62 °
Westmost Longitude 91.74 °
Diameter 97.81 km
Center Latitude 33.87 °
Center Longitude 93.68 °
Northmost Latitude 35.36 °
Southmost Latitude 32.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 95.44 °
Westmost Longitude 91.56 °
Diameter 97.81 km
Center Latitude 33.75 °
Center Longitude 93.50 °
Northmost Latitude 33.90 °
Southmost Latitude 33.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 93.90 °
Westmost Longitude 93.90 °
Diameter 96.00 km
Center Latitude 33.90 °
Center Longitude 93.90 °
Quad LAC-29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Ernest Harry; American geophysicist (1906-1968).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Vestine T
Vestine A

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