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

Gamba

Feature Name Gamba
Clean Name Gamba
Feature ID 2084
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -20.60 °
Southernmost Latitude -20.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 54.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 54.10 °
Diameter 1.30 km
Center Latitude -20.60 °
Center Longitude 54.10 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Italy
Quad -
Reference [165] - Galileo's Daughter, by Dava Sobel: Chivers Press, Bath, England, 2000.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Origin Marina; companion of astronomer Galileo Galilei (Italy, 17th century).
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM
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