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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Double
Clean Name Double
Feature ID 15616
Target Moon
Feature Type Astronaut-named features

Location


LOLA 2011
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 0.67 °
Southmost Latitude 0.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 23.47 °
Westmost Longitude 23.47 °
Diameter 0.0150 km
Center Latitude 0.67 °
Center Longitude 23.47 °
Quad LAC-60 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 26, 2017
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Astronaut named crater, Apollo 11 site.
Reference [428] - USGS map of Tranquility Base, scale 1:250; published by USGS circa 1978 (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11EastCraterRIP.html)
Updated Jul 26, 2017 1:55 PM

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