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

Ptolemaeus

Feature Name Ptolemaeus
Clean Name Ptolemaeus
Feature ID 4860
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -6.63 °
Southernmost Latitude -11.69 °
Easternmost Longitude 0.73 °
Westernmost Longitude -4.40 °
Diameter 153.67 km
Center Latitude -9.16 °
Center Longitude -1.84 °
Northernmost Latitude -6.51 °
Southernmost Latitude -11.73 °
Easternmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter 158.30 km
Center Latitude -9.12 °
Center Longitude -1.85 °
Northernmost Latitude -9.20 °
Southernmost Latitude -9.40 °
Easternmost Longitude -4.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 0.60 °
Diameter 164.00 km
Center Latitude -9.30 °
Center Longitude -1.90 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad LAC-77 [pdf]
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Origin Ptolemy, Claudius; Greek astronomer, mathematician, geographer (c. 87-150).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Ptolemaeus C
Ptolemaeus B
Ptolemaeus D
Ptolemaeus E
Ptolemaeus G
Ptolemaeus H
Ptolemaeus J
Ptolemaeus K
Ptolemaeus L
Ptolemaeus M
Ptolemaeus O
Ptolemaeus P
Ptolemaeus R
Ptolemaeus S
Ptolemaeus T
Ptolemaeus W
Ptolemaeus X
Ptolemaeus Y

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