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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Middle Crescent
Clean Name Middle Crescent
Feature ID 3885
Target Moon
Feature Type Astronaut-named features

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -3.00 °
Southmost Latitude -3.01 °
Eastmost Longitude -23.43 °
Westmost Longitude -23.44 °
Diameter 0.3630 km
Center Latitude -3.00 °
Center Longitude -23.44 °
Northmost Latitude -3.20 °
Southmost Latitude -3.20 °
Eastmost Longitude -23.40 °
Westmost Longitude -23.40 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -3.20 °
Center Longitude -23.40 °
Northmost Latitude -3.20 °
Southmost Latitude -3.20 °
Eastmost Longitude -23.40 °
Westmost Longitude -23.40 °
Diameter 0.01 km
Center Latitude -3.20 °
Center Longitude -23.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 12 site.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2019 11:24 AM

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