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

Jansen

Feature Name Jansen
Clean Name Jansen
Feature ID 2798
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 13.91 °
Southernmost Latitude 13.19 °
Easternmost Longitude 29.05 °
Westernmost Longitude 28.24 °
Diameter 24.21 km
Center Latitude 13.55 °
Center Longitude 28.64 °
Northernmost Latitude 13.94 °
Southernmost Latitude 13.18 °
Easternmost Longitude 29.03 °
Westernmost Longitude 28.25 °
Diameter 22.85 km
Center Latitude 13.56 °
Center Longitude 28.64 °
Northernmost Latitude 13.50 °
Southernmost Latitude 13.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 28.70 °
Westernmost Longitude 28.70 °
Diameter 23.00 km
Center Latitude 13.50 °
Center Longitude 28.70 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
The Netherlands (Dutch)
Quad LAC-60 [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 Janszoon, Zacharias; Dutch optician (1580-c. 1638).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Jansen U
Jansen D
Jansen E
Jansen G
Jansen H
Jansen K
Jansen R
Jansen T
Jansen W
Jansen Y
Jansen L

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