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

Adams

Feature Name Adams
Clean Name Adams
Feature ID 47
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -30.85 °
Southernmost Latitude -32.93 °
Easternmost Longitude 69.62 °
Westernmost Longitude 67.16 °
Diameter 63.27 km
Center Latitude -31.89 °
Center Longitude 68.39 °
Northernmost Latitude -30.81 °
Southernmost Latitude -32.90 °
Easternmost Longitude 69.57 °
Westernmost Longitude 67.11 °
Diameter 63.27 km
Center Latitude -31.86 °
Center Longitude 68.34 °
Northernmost Latitude -31.90 °
Southernmost Latitude -31.90 °
Easternmost Longitude 68.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 68.20 °
Diameter 66.00 km
Center Latitude -31.90 °
Center Longitude 68.20 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 American
Quad LAC-98 [pdf]
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Origin John Couch; British astronomer (1819-1892); Charles Hitchcock; American astronomer (1868-1951); Walter Sydney; American astronomer (1876-1956).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Adams B
Adams C
Adams D
Adams M
Adams P

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