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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Heathcliff

Basic Info

Feature Name Heathcliff
Clean Name Heathcliff
Feature ID 2398
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 7.40 °
Southmost Latitude 7.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 167.90 °
Westmost Longitude 167.90 °
Diameter 1.10 km
Center Latitude 7.40 °
Center Longitude 167.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Culture England
Origin Tragic lover of Catherine in Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights" (England, 1847).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Nov 17, 2008 3:58 PM

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