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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ferdinand

Basic Info

Feature Name Ferdinand
Clean Name Ferdinand
Feature ID 1938
Target Miranda
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -34.70 °
Southmost Latitude -34.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 204.50 °
Westmost Longitude 199.70 °
Diameter 17.00 km
Center Latitude -34.80 °
Center Longitude 202.10 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin Son of King of Naples; loves Miranda in "The Tempest."
Reference [85] - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated: Avenel Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, 1975.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM