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

Dawes

Feature Name Dawes
Clean Name Dawes
Feature ID 1430
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 17.50 °
Southernmost Latitude 16.92 °
Easternmost Longitude 26.65 °
Westernmost Longitude 26.04 °
Diameter 17.60 km
Center Latitude 17.21 °
Center Longitude 26.34 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.50 °
Southernmost Latitude 16.92 °
Easternmost Longitude 26.65 °
Westernmost Longitude 26.03 °
Diameter 17.80 km
Center Latitude 17.21 °
Center Longitude 26.34 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.20 °
Southernmost Latitude 17.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 26.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 26.40 °
Diameter 18.00 km
Center Latitude 17.20 °
Center Longitude 26.40 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Great Britain
Quad LAC-42 [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 William Rutter; British astronomer (1799-1868).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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