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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Goddard
Clean Name Goddard
Feature ID 2199
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 16.69 °
Southmost Latitude 13.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 90.72 °
Westmost Longitude 87.54 °
Diameter 93.18 km
Center Latitude 15.15 °
Center Longitude 89.13 °
Northmost Latitude 16.57 °
Southmost Latitude 13.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 90.69 °
Westmost Longitude 87.51 °
Diameter 93.18 km
Center Latitude 15.03 °
Center Longitude 89.09 °
Northmost Latitude 14.80 °
Southmost Latitude 14.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 89.00 °
Westmost Longitude 89.00 °
Diameter 89.00 km
Center Latitude 14.80 °
Center Longitude 89.00 °
Quad LAC-63 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Robert Hutchings; American rocketry scientist (1882-1945).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Goddard A
Goddard B
Goddard C

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