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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Dorsum Cushman
Clean Name Dorsum Cushman
Feature ID 1611
Target Moon
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 2.26 °
Southmost Latitude 0.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.34 °
Westmost Longitude 48.08 °
Diameter 85.65 km
Center Latitude 1.42 °
Center Longitude 49.19 °
Northmost Latitude 2.26 °
Southmost Latitude 0.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.40 °
Westmost Longitude 48.08 °
Diameter 85.65 km
Center Latitude 1.41 °
Center Longitude 49.19 °
Northmost Latitude 1.00 °
Southmost Latitude 1.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 49.00 °
Westmost Longitude 49.00 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude 1.00 °
Center Longitude 49.00 °
Quad LAC-61 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Joseph Augustine; American micropaleontologist (1881-1949).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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