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

Urey

Feature Name Urey
Clean Name Urey
Feature ID 6242
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 28.58 °
Southernmost Latitude 27.29 °
Easternmost Longitude 88.16 °
Westernmost Longitude 86.70 °
Diameter 39.29 km
Center Latitude 27.93 °
Center Longitude 87.43 °
Northernmost Latitude 28.55 °
Southernmost Latitude 27.27 °
Easternmost Longitude 88.11 °
Westernmost Longitude 86.66 °
Diameter 39.00 km
Center Latitude 27.91 °
Center Longitude 87.39 °
Northernmost Latitude 27.90 °
Southernmost Latitude 27.90 °
Easternmost Longitude 87.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 87.40 °
Diameter 38.00 km
Center Latitude 27.90 °
Center Longitude 87.40 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
American
Quad LAC-45 [pdf]
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Origin Harold Clayton; American chemist; Nobel laureate (1893-1981).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Additional Information Formerly Rayleigh A

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