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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ginzel
Clean Name Ginzel
Feature ID 2170
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 15.13 °
Southmost Latitude 13.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.31 °
Westmost Longitude 96.49 °
Diameter 53.23 km
Center Latitude 14.25 °
Center Longitude 97.40 °
Northmost Latitude 15.08 °
Southmost Latitude 13.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.31 °
Westmost Longitude 96.49 °
Diameter 53.23 km
Center Latitude 14.20 °
Center Longitude 97.40 °
Northmost Latitude 14.30 °
Southmost Latitude 14.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.40 °
Westmost Longitude 97.40 °
Diameter 55.00 km
Center Latitude 14.30 °
Center Longitude 97.40 °
Quad LAC-64 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Austria
Origin Friedrich Karl; Austrian astronomer (1850-1926).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Ginzel G
Ginzel H
Ginzel L

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