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

Nernst

Feature Name Nernst
Clean Name Nernst
Feature ID 4217
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 37.57 °
Southernmost Latitude 33.57 °
Easternmost Longitude -92.17 °
Westernmost Longitude -97.10 °
Diameter 121.52 km
Center Latitude 35.57 °
Center Longitude -94.64 °
Northernmost Latitude 35.30 °
Southernmost Latitude 35.20 °
Easternmost Longitude -92.30 °
Westernmost Longitude -97.30 °
Diameter 116.00 km
Center Latitude 35.30 °
Center Longitude -94.80 °
Northernmost Latitude 37.62 °
Southernmost Latitude 33.62 °
Easternmost Longitude -92.13 °
Westernmost Longitude -97.06 °
Diameter 121.52 km
Center Latitude 35.62 °
Center Longitude -94.59 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Germany
Quad LAC-36 [pdf]
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Origin Walther Hermann; German physical chemist; Nobel laureate (1864-1941).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Nernst T

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