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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name C. Mayer
Clean Name C Mayer
Feature ID 951
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 63.88 °
Southmost Latitude 62.64 °
Eastmost Longitude 18.68 °
Westmost Longitude 15.93 °
Diameter 37.54 km
Center Latitude 63.26 °
Center Longitude 17.31 °
Northmost Latitude 63.85 °
Southmost Latitude 62.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 18.59 °
Westmost Longitude 15.84 °
Diameter 37.54 km
Center Latitude 63.23 °
Center Longitude 17.21 °
Northmost Latitude 63.20 °
Southmost Latitude 63.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 17.30 °
Westmost Longitude 17.30 °
Diameter 38.00 km
Center Latitude 63.20 °
Center Longitude 17.30 °
Quad LAC-13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Culture Germany
Origin Christian; German astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1719-1783).
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
Satellite Feature(s) C. Mayer B
C. Mayer D
C. Mayer E
C. Mayer F
C. Mayer H

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