Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kapteyn
Clean Name Kapteyn
Feature ID 2924
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -9.99 °
Southmost Latitude -11.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 71.41 °
Westmost Longitude 69.78 °
Diameter 48.65 km
Center Latitude -10.79 °
Center Longitude 70.59 °
Quad LAC-81 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent Europe
Ethnicity The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Jacobus Cornelis; Dutch astronomer (1851-1922).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Kapteyn C
Kapteyn A
Kapteyn B
Kapteyn D
Kapteyn E
Kapteyn F
Kapteyn K
Kapteyn Z

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