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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Franklin F
Clean Name Franklin F
Feature ID 9221
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 38.04 °
Southmost Latitude 36.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.51 °
Westmost Longitude 46.87 °
Diameter 39.61 km
Center Latitude 37.39 °
Center Longitude 47.69 °
Northmost Latitude 38.03 °
Southmost Latitude 36.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.48 °
Westmost Longitude 46.83 °
Diameter 39.61 km
Center Latitude 37.38 °
Center Longitude 47.65 °
Northmost Latitude 37.50 °
Southmost Latitude 37.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 47.70 °
Westmost Longitude 47.70 °
Diameter 38.00 km
Center Latitude 37.50 °
Center Longitude 47.70 °
Quad LAC-27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Benjamin; American inventor (1706-1790).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Franklin

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