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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pontanus
Clean Name Pontanus
Feature ID 4797
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -27.50 °
Southmost Latitude -29.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.40 °
Westmost Longitude 13.31 °
Diameter 55.66 km
Center Latitude -28.42 °
Center Longitude 14.36 °
Northmost Latitude -27.56 °
Southmost Latitude -29.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.38 °
Westmost Longitude 13.29 °
Diameter 55.66 km
Center Latitude -28.48 °
Center Longitude 14.34 °
Northmost Latitude -28.40 °
Southmost Latitude -28.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 14.40 °
Westmost Longitude 14.40 °
Diameter 57.00 km
Center Latitude -28.40 °
Center Longitude 14.40 °
Quad LAC-96 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Culture Italy
Origin Pontano, Giovanni Gioviani; Italian astronomer (1427-1503).
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) Pontanus Z
Pontanus J
Pontanus B
Pontanus A
Pontanus C
Pontanus D
Pontanus E
Pontanus F
Pontanus G
Pontanus H
Pontanus K
Pontanus L
Pontanus M
Pontanus N
Pontanus O
Pontanus P
Pontanus Q
Pontanus R
Pontanus S
Pontanus T
Pontanus U
Pontanus V
Pontanus W
Pontanus X
Pontanus Y

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