Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hale
Clean Name Hale
Feature ID 2321
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -72.73 °
Southmost Latitude -75.52 °
Eastmost Longitude 96.81 °
Westmost Longitude 86.62 °
Diameter 84.42 km
Center Latitude -74.13 °
Center Longitude 91.71 °
Quad LAC-139 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin George Ellery; American astronomer (1868-1938); William; British rocket scientist (1797-1870).
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
Satellite Feature(s) Hale Q

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