Planetary Names

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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 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((188.07234191896 -41.393480300903, 188.08950805665 -41.380434036255, 188.11491394044 -41.364641189575, 188.1375732422 -41.355714797973, 188.16229248048 -41.352968215942, 188.18838500978 -41.358461380005, 188.21104431153 -41.3756275177, 188.21859741212 -41.394853591919, 188.22065734864 -41.414079666137, 188.2165374756 -41.430559158325, 188.20417785646 -41.44772529602, 188.18632507325 -41.455278396606, 188.16160583497 -41.458711624145, 188.14169311525 -41.458711624145, 188.1204071045 -41.453905105591, 188.09912109376 -41.447038650512, 188.08264160157 -41.434679031372, 188.07234191896 -41.4195728302, 188.06890869142 -41.406526565551, 188.07234191896 -41.393480300903))
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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