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

Ross

Feature Name Ross
Clean Name Ross
Feature ID 5192
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 12.07 °
Southernmost Latitude 11.27 °
Easternmost Longitude 22.15 °
Westernmost Longitude 21.33 °
Diameter 24.49 km
Center Latitude 11.67 °
Center Longitude 21.74 °
Northernmost Latitude 11.70 °
Southernmost Latitude 11.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 21.70 °
Westernmost Longitude 21.70 °
Diameter 24.00 km
Center Latitude 11.70 °
Center Longitude 21.70 °
Northernmost Latitude 12.07 °
Southernmost Latitude 11.26 °
Easternmost Longitude 22.15 °
Westernmost Longitude 21.32 °
Diameter 24.49 km
Center Latitude 11.66 °
Center Longitude 21.73 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Great Britain
Quad LAC-60 [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 1935
Origin James Clark; British explorer (1800-1862); Frank Elmore; American astronomer, optician (1874-1966).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Ross B
Ross C
Ross D
Ross E
Ross F
Ross G
Ross H

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