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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Wendell

Basic Info

Feature Name Wendell
Clean Name Wendell
Feature ID 6518
Target Phobos
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 3.00 °
Southmost Latitude -5.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 128.00 °
Westmost Longitude 136.00 °
Diameter 1.70 km
Center Latitude -1.00 °
Center Longitude 132.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Oliver C.; American astronomer (1845-1912).
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Nov 29, 2006 7:53 AM