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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Millikan
Clean Name Millikan
Feature ID 3900
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 48.31 °
Southmost Latitude 45.21 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.78 °
Westmost Longitude 119.25 °
Diameter 93.97 km
Center Latitude 46.76 °
Center Longitude 121.52 °
Northmost Latitude 48.34 °
Southmost Latitude 45.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.63 °
Westmost Longitude 119.00 °
Diameter 96.27 km
Center Latitude 46.75 °
Center Longitude 121.31 °
Northmost Latitude 46.80 °
Southmost Latitude 46.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 121.50 °
Westmost Longitude 121.50 °
Diameter 98.00 km
Center Latitude 46.80 °
Center Longitude 121.50 °
Quad LAC-30 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Robert Andrews; American physicist; Nobel laureate (1868-1953).
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) Millikan B
Millikan J
Millikan Q
Millikan R

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