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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Beals
Clean Name Beals
Feature ID 651
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 37.98 °
Southmost Latitude 36.24 °
Eastmost Longitude 87.67 °
Westmost Longitude 85.49 °
Diameter 52.61 km
Center Latitude 37.11 °
Center Longitude 86.58 °
Northmost Latitude 37.94 °
Southmost Latitude 36.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 87.59 °
Westmost Longitude 85.41 °
Diameter 52.61 km
Center Latitude 37.07 °
Center Longitude 86.50 °
Northmost Latitude 37.30 °
Southmost Latitude 37.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 86.50 °
Westmost Longitude 86.50 °
Diameter 48.00 km
Center Latitude 37.30 °
Center Longitude 86.50 °
Quad LAC-29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent North America
Culture Canada
Origin Carlyle Smith; Canadian astronomer (1899-1979).
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
Additional Information Formerly Riemann A

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