Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Sharpless

Basic Info

Feature Name Sharpless
Clean Name Sharpless
Feature ID 5474
Target Phobos
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -23.00 °
Southmost Latitude -32.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 149.00 °
Westmost Longitude 159.00 °
Diameter 1.80 km
Center Latitude -27.50 °
Center Longitude 154.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Bevan P.; American astronomer (1904-1950).
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Nov 29, 2006 7:50 AM