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

Anaximenes

Feature Name Anaximenes
Clean Name Anaximenes
Feature ID 255
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 73.82 °
Southernmost Latitude 71.15 °
Easternmost Longitude -40.54 °
Westernmost Longitude -49.42 °
Diameter 81.12 km
Center Latitude 72.49 °
Center Longitude -44.98 °
Northernmost Latitude 73.80 °
Southernmost Latitude 71.12 °
Easternmost Longitude -40.54 °
Westernmost Longitude -49.42 °
Diameter 81.12 km
Center Latitude 72.46 °
Center Longitude -44.98 °
Northernmost Latitude 72.50 °
Southernmost Latitude 72.50 °
Easternmost Longitude -44.50 °
Westernmost Longitude -44.50 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude 72.50 °
Center Longitude -44.50 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad LAC-2 [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 astronomer (585-528 B.C.).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Anaximenes H
Anaximenes B
Anaximenes E
Anaximenes G

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