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

Banachiewicz

Feature Name Banachiewicz
Clean Name Banachiewicz
Feature ID 592
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 6.91 °
Southernmost Latitude 3.64 °
Easternmost Longitude 81.65 °
Westernmost Longitude 78.37 °
Diameter 99.09 km
Center Latitude 5.28 °
Center Longitude 80.01 °
Northernmost Latitude 5.20 °
Southernmost Latitude 5.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 80.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 80.10 °
Diameter 92.00 km
Center Latitude 5.20 °
Center Longitude 80.10 °
Northernmost Latitude 6.91 °
Southernmost Latitude 3.64 °
Easternmost Longitude 81.65 °
Westernmost Longitude 78.37 °
Diameter 99.09 km
Center Latitude 5.28 °
Center Longitude 80.01 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Poland
Quad LAC-63 [pdf]
Reference [67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Origin Tadeusz; Polish astronomer, mathematician (1882-1954).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Banachiewicz B
Banachiewicz C
Banachiewicz E

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