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

Vaughan

Feature Name Vaughan
Clean Name Vaughan
Feature ID 15862
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network LOLA 2011
Northernmost Latitude -41.35 °
Southernmost Latitude -41.46 °
Easternmost Longitude -171.78 °
Westernmost Longitude -171.92 °
Diameter 3.00 km
Center Latitude -41.41 °
Center Longitude -171.85 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
United States
Quad -
Reference [545] - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race, by Margot Lee Shetterly: Harper Collins, New York, 2016.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 16, 2019
Origin Dorothy; American mathematician (1910-2008).
Last Updated Oct 16, 2019 10:23 AM

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