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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Franklin K
Clean Name Franklin K
Feature ID 9224
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 39.38 °
Southmost Latitude 38.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 51.90 °
Westmost Longitude 51.06 °
Diameter 19.84 km
Center Latitude 39.05 °
Center Longitude 51.48 °
Northmost Latitude 39.37 °
Southmost Latitude 38.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 51.91 °
Westmost Longitude 51.07 °
Diameter 19.71 km
Center Latitude 39.05 °
Center Longitude 51.49 °
Northmost Latitude 39.10 °
Southmost Latitude 39.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 51.40 °
Westmost Longitude 51.40 °
Diameter 20.00 km
Center Latitude 39.10 °
Center Longitude 51.40 °
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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