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

Lear

Feature Name Lear
Clean Name Lear
Feature ID 3318
Target Oberon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -5.30 °
Southernmost Latitude -5.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 36.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 26.90 °
Diameter 126.00 km
Center Latitude -5.40 °
Center Longitude 31.50 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Great Britain
Quad -
Reference [85] - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated: Avenel Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, 1975.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Origin Shakespearean hero in "King Lear."
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM
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