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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Van de Graaff
Clean Name Van de Graaff
Feature ID 6305
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -23.68 °
Southmost Latitude -30.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.78 °
Westmost Longitude 168.15 °
Diameter 240.47 km
Center Latitude -27.04 °
Center Longitude 172.01 °
Northmost Latitude -23.74 °
Southmost Latitude -31.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.10 °
Westmost Longitude 168.07 °
Diameter 245.51 km
Center Latitude -27.59 °
Center Longitude 171.92 °
Northmost Latitude -24.90 °
Southmost Latitude -30.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.40 °
Westmost Longitude 168.90 °
Diameter 233.00 km
Center Latitude -27.40 °
Center Longitude 172.20 °
Quad LAC-104 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Robert Jemison; American physicist (1901-1967).
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) Van de Graaff C
Van de Graaff F
Van de Graaff J
Van de Graaff M
Van de Graaff Q

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