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

Fizeau

Feature Name Fizeau
Clean Name Fizeau
Feature ID 1968
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -56.42 °
Southernmost Latitude -59.95 °
Easternmost Longitude -130.77 °
Westernmost Longitude -137.46 °
Diameter 107.08 km
Center Latitude -58.19 °
Center Longitude -134.11 °
Northernmost Latitude -56.60 °
Southernmost Latitude -60.04 °
Easternmost Longitude -131.06 °
Westernmost Longitude -137.60 °
Diameter 104.15 km
Center Latitude -58.32 °
Center Longitude -134.33 °
Northernmost Latitude -58.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -58.70 °
Easternmost Longitude -130.40 °
Westernmost Longitude -137.30 °
Diameter 111.00 km
Center Latitude -58.60 °
Center Longitude -133.90 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
France
Quad LAC-134 [pdf]
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Origin Armand-Hippolyte-Louis; French physicist (1819-1896).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Fizeau C
Fizeau S
Fizeau Q
Fizeau G
Fizeau F

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.
Get help using the map above.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected in the feature boundaries in the map above. Only the primary control network feature boundaries (in green) are displayed on the map.