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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Newcomb
Clean Name Newcomb
Feature ID 4232
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 30.42 °
Southmost Latitude 29.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 44.42 °
Westmost Longitude 42.91 °
Diameter 39.80 km
Center Latitude 29.76 °
Center Longitude 43.67 °
Northmost Latitude 29.90 °
Southmost Latitude 29.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 43.80 °
Westmost Longitude 43.80 °
Diameter 41.00 km
Center Latitude 29.90 °
Center Longitude 43.80 °
Northmost Latitude 30.42 °
Southmost Latitude 29.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 44.41 °
Westmost Longitude 42.90 °
Diameter 39.80 km
Center Latitude 29.76 °
Center Longitude 43.65 °
Quad LAC-43 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent North America
Ethnicity Canada
Origin Simon; Canadian-American astronomer (1835-1909).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
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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