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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Simonelli
Clean Name Simonelli
Feature ID 15845
Target Pluto
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Pluto
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 19.26 °
Southmost Latitude 6.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 321.54 °
Westmost Longitude 308.12 °
Diameter 286.00 km
Center Latitude 12.79 °
Center Longitude 314.76 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 30, 2019
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Damon; American astronomer; investigated the formation history of Pluto (1959–2004).
Reference [532] - American Astronomical Society obituary: https://aas.org/obituaries/damon-paul-simonelli-1959-2004
Updated Jun 03, 2019 10:20 AM

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