Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Carrington on Moon

Carrington

Feature Name Carrington
Clean Name Carrington
Feature ID 1032
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 44.43 °
Southernmost Latitude 43.51 °
Easternmost Longitude 62.67 °
Westernmost Longitude 61.40 °
Diameter 27.77 km
Center Latitude 43.97 °
Center Longitude 62.04 °
Northernmost Latitude 44.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 44.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 62.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 62.10 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude 44.00 °
Center Longitude 62.10 °
Northernmost Latitude 44.41 °
Southernmost Latitude 43.49 °
Easternmost Longitude 62.66 °
Westernmost Longitude 61.39 °
Diameter 27.77 km
Center Latitude 43.95 °
Center Longitude 62.03 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Great Britain
Quad LAC-28 [pdf]
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Origin Richard Christopher; British astronomer (1826-1875).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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