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

Hippalus

Feature Name Hippalus
Clean Name Hippalus
Feature ID 2515
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -23.98 °
Southernmost Latitude -25.87 °
Easternmost Longitude -29.38 °
Westernmost Longitude -31.46 °
Diameter 57.36 km
Center Latitude -24.92 °
Center Longitude -30.42 °
Northernmost Latitude -23.97 °
Southernmost Latitude -25.86 °
Easternmost Longitude -29.41 °
Westernmost Longitude -31.49 °
Diameter 57.36 km
Center Latitude -24.92 °
Center Longitude -30.44 °
Northernmost Latitude -24.80 °
Southernmost Latitude -24.80 °
Easternmost Longitude -30.20 °
Westernmost Longitude -30.20 °
Diameter 57.00 km
Center Latitude -24.80 °
Center Longitude -30.20 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Greek
Quad LAC-93 [pdf]
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Origin Greek explorer (unkn-c. 120).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Hippalus B
Hippalus C
Hippalus D
Hippalus A

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