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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ritchey
Clean Name Ritchey
Feature ID 5156
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -27.72 °
Southmost Latitude -29.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 309.60 °
Westmost Longitude 308.20 °
Diameter 79.00 km
Center Latitude -28.52 °
Center Longitude 309.00 °
Northmost Latitude -27.72 °
Southmost Latitude -29.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.40 °
Westmost Longitude 51.80 °
Diameter 79.00 km
Center Latitude -28.52 °
Center Longitude 51.00 °
Northmost Latitude -27.77 °
Southmost Latitude -29.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 309.76 °
Westmost Longitude 308.28 °
Diameter 77.23 km
Center Latitude -28.42 °
Center Longitude 309.01 °
Northmost Latitude -27.77 °
Southmost Latitude -29.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.24 °
Westmost Longitude 51.72 °
Diameter 77.23 km
Center Latitude -28.42 °
Center Longitude 50.99 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin George W.; American astronomer (1864-1945).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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