Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Sapphire on Steins

Sapphire

Feature Name	Sapphire
Clean Name	Sapphire
Feature ID	14985
Target	Steins
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-31.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	-31.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	31.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	31.30 °
Diameter	0.60 km
Center Latitude	-31.30 °
Center Longitude	31.30 °
WKT String	POINT (31.3 -31.3)
kml download	Sapphire.kml
Continent	-
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	-
Quad	-
Reference	[272] - The Nature Company Guides: Rocks and Fossils, by Arthur B. Busbey III, Robert R. Coenraads, Paul Willis, and David Roots: Time Life Books, Australia, 1996.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	May 09, 2012
Origin	All colors of gemstones of the mineral corundum (except red, which is the gemstone ruby) are called sapphires.
Last Updated	May 09, 2012 11:49 AM