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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name McCaffrey Dorsum
Clean Name McCaffrey Dorsum
Feature ID 15928
Target Charon
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


Charon
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 77.80 °
Southmost Latitude 64.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.30 °
Westmost Longitude 209.48 °
Diameter 420.00 km
Center Latitude 74.28 °
Center Longitude 294.89 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 05, 2020
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Anne; US-Irish author of science fiction novels, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, which recounts the human colonization of the fictional planet Pern (1926-2011).
Reference [583] - Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Inez-McCaffrey
Updated Aug 12, 2020 6:25 PM

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