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

Newcomb

Feature Name Newcomb
Clean Name Newcomb
Feature ID 4232
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 30.42 °
Southernmost Latitude 29.11 °
Easternmost Longitude 44.42 °
Westernmost Longitude 42.91 °
Diameter 39.80 km
Center Latitude 29.76 °
Center Longitude 43.67 °
Northernmost Latitude 29.90 °
Southernmost Latitude 29.90 °
Easternmost Longitude 43.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 43.80 °
Diameter 41.00 km
Center Latitude 29.90 °
Center Longitude 43.80 °
Northernmost Latitude 30.42 °
Southernmost Latitude 29.11 °
Easternmost Longitude 44.41 °
Westernmost Longitude 42.90 °
Diameter 39.80 km
Center Latitude 29.76 °
Center Longitude 43.65 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Canada
Quad LAC-43 [pdf]
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Origin Simon; Canadian-American astronomer (1835-1909).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Newcomb A
Newcomb B
Newcomb C
Newcomb F
Newcomb G
Newcomb H
Newcomb J
Newcomb Q

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