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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kane
Clean Name Kane
Feature ID 2913
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 63.90 °
Southmost Latitude 62.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 27.84 °
Westmost Longitude 23.85 °
Diameter 54.96 km
Center Latitude 62.99 °
Center Longitude 25.84 °
Northmost Latitude 63.87 °
Southmost Latitude 62.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 27.84 °
Westmost Longitude 23.85 °
Diameter 54.96 km
Center Latitude 62.96 °
Center Longitude 25.84 °
Northmost Latitude 63.10 °
Southmost Latitude 63.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 26.10 °
Westmost Longitude 26.10 °
Diameter 54.00 km
Center Latitude 63.10 °
Center Longitude 26.10 °
Quad LAC-13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Elisha Kent; American explorer (1820-1857).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Kane A
Kane F
Kane G

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