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

Backlund

Feature Name Backlund
Clean Name Backlund
Feature ID 542
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -14.97 °
Southernmost Latitude -17.46 °
Easternmost Longitude 104.64 °
Westernmost Longitude 102.05 °
Diameter 75.46 km
Center Latitude -16.22 °
Center Longitude 103.35 °
Northernmost Latitude -14.84 °
Southernmost Latitude -17.33 °
Easternmost Longitude 104.63 °
Westernmost Longitude 102.04 °
Diameter 75.46 km
Center Latitude -16.08 °
Center Longitude 103.33 °
Northernmost Latitude -16.00 °
Southernmost Latitude -16.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 103.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 103.00 °
Diameter 75.00 km
Center Latitude -16.00 °
Center Longitude 103.00 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Russia
Quad LAC-100 [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 1970
Origin Jöns Oskar; Russian astronomer (1846-1916).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Backlund P
Backlund R
Backlund S
Backlund E
Backlund L
Backlund N

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