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

Colombo

Feature Name Colombo
Clean Name Colombo
Feature ID 1273
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -13.95 °
Southernmost Latitude -16.56 °
Easternmost Longitude 47.37 °
Westernmost Longitude 44.67 °
Diameter 79.02 km
Center Latitude -15.26 °
Center Longitude 46.02 °
Northernmost Latitude -13.97 °
Southernmost Latitude -16.58 °
Easternmost Longitude 47.46 °
Westernmost Longitude 44.76 °
Diameter 79.02 km
Center Latitude -15.28 °
Center Longitude 46.11 °
Northernmost Latitude -15.10 °
Southernmost Latitude -15.10 °
Easternmost Longitude 45.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 45.80 °
Diameter 76.00 km
Center Latitude -15.10 °
Center Longitude 45.80 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Spain
Quad LAC-79 [pdf]
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Origin Columbus, Christopher; Spanish explorer (1451-1506).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Colombo T
Colombo A
Colombo B
Colombo E
Colombo G
Colombo H
Colombo J
Colombo K
Colombo M
Colombo P

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