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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Giordano Bruno
Clean Name Giordano Bruno
Feature ID 2172
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 36.33 °
Southmost Latitude 35.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 103.34 °
Westmost Longitude 102.44 °
Diameter 22.13 km
Center Latitude 35.97 °
Center Longitude 102.89 °
Northmost Latitude 36.29 °
Southmost Latitude 35.56 °
Eastmost Longitude 103.19 °
Westmost Longitude 102.29 °
Diameter 22.13 km
Center Latitude 35.92 °
Center Longitude 102.74 °
Northmost Latitude 35.90 °
Southmost Latitude 35.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 102.80 °
Westmost Longitude 102.80 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude 35.90 °
Center Longitude 102.80 °
Quad LAC-29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1961
Continent Europe
Culture Italy
Origin Italian astronomer (1548-1600).
Reference [67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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