Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Dorothy on Charon

Dorothy

Feature Name	Dorothy
Clean Name	Dorothy
Feature ID	15738
Target	Charon
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	70.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	46.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	63.57 °
Westernmost Longitude	18.99 °
Diameter	261.00 km
Center Latitude	58.53 °
Center Longitude	40.58 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((29.83869860294955 68.64335498668628, 22.33305592308712 65.02952702971548, 18.99721473203712 60.30375200906133, 18.99721473203712 53.53940737165443, 21.68442013593851 50.38889069121834, 30.20934762417733 47.9796720532378, 42.07011630346614 46.58973822363364, 50.50238153639803 46.58973822363364, 55.41348106766606 51.22285098898084, 58.84198451402296 54.28070541410997, 62.45581247099378 58.26518239230857, 63.5677595346771 62.9909574129627, 60.50990510954795 66.23413634870572, 52.35562664253693 68.36536822076543, 46.14725553697167 70.49660009282516, 36.51038098504951 70.03328881629042, 29.83869860294955 68.64335498668628)))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	-
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 11, 2018
Origin	American fictional character, protagonist of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and other children’s novels, small girl who visited the magical Land of Oz.
Last Updated	Apr 11, 2018 2:58 PM

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