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

Rutherford

Feature Name Rutherford
Clean Name Rutherford
Feature ID 5239
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 10.81 °
Southernmost Latitude 10.31 °
Easternmost Longitude 137.29 °
Westernmost Longitude 136.89 °
Diameter 15.98 km
Center Latitude 10.56 °
Center Longitude 137.09 °
Northernmost Latitude 10.70 °
Southernmost Latitude 10.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 137.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 137.00 °
Diameter 13.00 km
Center Latitude 10.70 °
Center Longitude 137.00 °
Northernmost Latitude 11.68 °
Southernmost Latitude 11.25 °
Easternmost Longitude 137.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 136.93 °
Diameter 13.47 km
Center Latitude 11.46 °
Center Longitude 137.12 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Great Britain
Quad LAC-66 [pdf]
Reference -
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Sir Ernest; New Zealand-British physicist; Nobel laureate (1871-1937).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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