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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Zsigmondy
Clean Name Zsigmondy
Feature ID 6755
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 60.62 °
Southmost Latitude 58.41 °
Eastmost Longitude -103.12 °
Westmost Longitude -107.47 °
Diameter 66.88 km
Center Latitude 59.52 °
Center Longitude -105.30 °
Northmost Latitude 60.56 °
Southmost Latitude 58.38 °
Eastmost Longitude -103.27 °
Westmost Longitude -107.56 °
Diameter 66.05 km
Center Latitude 59.47 °
Center Longitude -105.44 °
Northmost Latitude 59.70 °
Southmost Latitude 59.70 °
Eastmost Longitude -104.70 °
Westmost Longitude -104.70 °
Diameter 65.00 km
Center Latitude 59.70 °
Center Longitude -104.70 °
Quad LAC-21 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Austria
Origin Richard Adolf; Austrian chemist; Nobel laureate (1865-1929).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Zsigmondy A
Zsigmondy S
Zsigmondy Z

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