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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sommerfeld
Clean Name Sommerfeld
Feature ID 5645
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 67.22 °
Southmost Latitude 62.28 °
Eastmost Longitude -155.70 °
Westmost Longitude -166.75 °
Diameter 150.89 km
Center Latitude 64.83 °
Center Longitude -161.54 °
Northmost Latitude 67.27 °
Southmost Latitude 62.33 °
Eastmost Longitude -155.74 °
Westmost Longitude -166.79 °
Diameter 150.89 km
Center Latitude 64.88 °
Center Longitude -161.59 °
Northmost Latitude 65.50 °
Southmost Latitude 64.80 °
Eastmost Longitude -155.90 °
Westmost Longitude -168.90 °
Diameter 169.00 km
Center Latitude 65.20 °
Center Longitude -162.40 °
Quad LAC-8 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Culture Germany
Origin Arnold Johannes Wilhelm; German physicist (1868-1951).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Sommerfeld N
Sommerfeld V

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