Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nagaoka
Clean Name Nagaoka
Feature ID 4106
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 20.34 °
Southmost Latitude 18.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 154.93 °
Westmost Longitude 153.16 °
Diameter 50.54 km
Center Latitude 19.51 °
Center Longitude 154.05 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Hantaro; Japanese physicist (1865-1940).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Nagaoka U
Nagaoka W

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