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

Hale

Feature Name Hale
Clean Name Hale
Feature ID 2321
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -72.73 °
Southernmost Latitude -75.52 °
Easternmost Longitude 96.81 °
Westernmost Longitude 86.62 °
Diameter 84.42 km
Center Latitude -74.13 °
Center Longitude 91.71 °
Northernmost Latitude -72.75 °
Southernmost Latitude -75.53 °
Easternmost Longitude 96.75 °
Westernmost Longitude 86.58 °
Diameter 84.24 km
Center Latitude -74.14 °
Center Longitude 91.66 °
Northernmost Latitude -74.20 °
Southernmost Latitude -74.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 90.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 90.80 °
Diameter 83.00 km
Center Latitude -74.20 °
Center Longitude 90.80 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 American
Quad LAC-139 [pdf]
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.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Origin George Ellery; American astronomer (1868-1938); William; British rocket scientist (1797-1870).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Hale Q

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