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

Zernike

Feature Name Zernike
Clean Name Zernike
Feature ID 6724
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 19.17 °
Southernmost Latitude 17.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 169.28 °
Westernmost Longitude 167.52 °
Diameter 50.68 km
Center Latitude 18.34 °
Center Longitude 168.40 °
Northernmost Latitude 19.08 °
Southernmost Latitude 17.45 °
Easternmost Longitude 169.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 167.38 °
Diameter 49.46 km
Center Latitude 18.27 °
Center Longitude 168.24 °
Northernmost Latitude 18.40 °
Southernmost Latitude 18.40 °
Easternmost Longitude 168.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 168.20 °
Diameter 48.00 km
Center Latitude 18.40 °
Center Longitude 168.20 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
The Netherlands (Dutch)
Quad LAC-49 [pdf]
Reference -
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Origin Frits; Dutch physicist; Nobel laureate (1888-1966).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Zernike T
Zernike Z
Zernike W

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