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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Stokes
Clean Name Stokes
Feature ID 5711
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 53.23 °
Southmost Latitude 51.50 °
Eastmost Longitude -86.90 °
Westmost Longitude -89.30 °
Diameter 53.85 km
Center Latitude 52.36 °
Center Longitude -88.11 °
Northmost Latitude 53.29 °
Southmost Latitude 51.55 °
Eastmost Longitude -86.86 °
Westmost Longitude -89.25 °
Diameter 53.85 km
Center Latitude 52.42 °
Center Longitude -88.06 °
Northmost Latitude 52.50 °
Southmost Latitude 52.50 °
Eastmost Longitude -88.10 °
Westmost Longitude -88.10 °
Diameter 51.00 km
Center Latitude 52.50 °
Center Longitude -88.10 °
Quad LAC-21 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin Sir George Gabriel; British mathematician, physicist (1819-1903).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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