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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Maclear
Clean Name Maclear
Feature ID 3558
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 10.86 °
Southmost Latitude 10.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.45 °
Westmost Longitude 19.76 °
Diameter 20.34 km
Center Latitude 10.52 °
Center Longitude 20.10 °
Northmost Latitude 10.84 °
Southmost Latitude 10.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.45 °
Westmost Longitude 19.77 °
Diameter 20.24 km
Center Latitude 10.51 °
Center Longitude 20.11 °
Northmost Latitude 10.50 °
Southmost Latitude 10.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.10 °
Westmost Longitude 20.10 °
Diameter 20.00 km
Center Latitude 10.50 °
Center Longitude 20.10 °
Quad LAC-60 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1961
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Ireland
Origin Sir Thomas; Irish-born South African astronomer (1794-1879).
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Maclear A

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