Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Roche

Basic Info

Feature Name Roche
Clean Name Roche
Feature ID 5167
Target Phobos
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 60.00 °
Southmost Latitude 46.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 172.00 °
Westmost Longitude 194.00 °
Diameter 2.30 km
Center Latitude 53.00 °
Center Longitude 183.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Edouard; French astronomer (1820-1883).
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Nov 29, 2006 7:48 AM