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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kekulé
Clean Name Kekule
Feature ID 2979
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 17.86 °
Southmost Latitude 14.76 °
Eastmost Longitude -136.85 °
Westmost Longitude -140.08 °
Diameter 94.2225 km
Center Latitude 16.31 °
Center Longitude -138.47 °
Northmost Latitude 17.80 °
Southmost Latitude 14.71 °
Eastmost Longitude -136.89 °
Westmost Longitude -140.10 °
Diameter 93.4409 km
Center Latitude 16.26 °
Center Longitude -138.49 °
Northmost Latitude 16.40 °
Southmost Latitude 16.40 °
Eastmost Longitude -138.10 °
Westmost Longitude -138.10 °
Diameter 94.00 km
Center Latitude 16.40 °
Center Longitude -138.10 °
Quad LAC-52 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Germany
Origin Friedrich August; German chemist (1829-1896).
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) Kekulé K
Kekulé M
Kekulé S
Kekulé V

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