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

Humboldt

Feature Name Humboldt
Clean Name Humboldt
Feature ID 2582
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -23.73 °
Southernmost Latitude -30.31 °
Easternmost Longitude 84.65 °
Westernmost Longitude 77.28 °
Diameter 199.46 km
Center Latitude -27.02 °
Center Longitude 80.96 °
Northernmost Latitude -23.56 °
Southernmost Latitude -30.14 °
Easternmost Longitude 84.45 °
Westernmost Longitude 77.08 °
Diameter 199.46 km
Center Latitude -26.85 °
Center Longitude 80.76 °
Northernmost Latitude -26.70 °
Southernmost Latitude -27.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 84.70 °
Westernmost Longitude 77.00 °
Diameter 189.00 km
Center Latitude -27.00 °
Center Longitude 80.90 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Germany
Quad LAC-99 [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 Wilhelm von; German philologist (1767-1835).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Humboldt N
Humboldt B

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