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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Urey
Clean Name Urey
Feature ID 6242
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 28.58 °
Southmost Latitude 27.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 88.16 °
Westmost Longitude 86.70 °
Diameter 39.29 km
Center Latitude 27.93 °
Center Longitude 87.43 °
Northmost Latitude 28.55 °
Southmost Latitude 27.27 °
Eastmost Longitude 88.11 °
Westmost Longitude 86.66 °
Diameter 39.00 km
Center Latitude 27.91 °
Center Longitude 87.39 °
Northmost Latitude 27.90 °
Southmost Latitude 27.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 87.40 °
Westmost Longitude 87.40 °
Diameter 38.00 km
Center Latitude 27.90 °
Center Longitude 87.40 °
Quad LAC-45 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Harold Clayton; American chemist; Nobel laureate (1893-1981).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Additional Information Formerly Rayleigh A

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