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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cockcroft N
Clean Name Cockcroft N
Feature ID 8364
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 29.78 °
Southmost Latitude 27.78 °
Eastmost Longitude -162.53 °
Westmost Longitude -164.81 °
Diameter 60.65 km
Center Latitude 28.78 °
Center Longitude -163.67 °
Northmost Latitude 29.72 °
Southmost Latitude 27.79 °
Eastmost Longitude -162.60 °
Westmost Longitude -164.80 °
Diameter 58.37 km
Center Latitude 28.76 °
Center Longitude -163.70 °
Northmost Latitude 29.10 °
Southmost Latitude 29.10 °
Eastmost Longitude -163.70 °
Westmost Longitude -163.70 °
Diameter 56.00 km
Center Latitude 29.10 °
Center Longitude -163.70 °
Quad LAC-51 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin Sir John Douglas; British nuclear physicist; Nobel laureate (1897-1967).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Cockcroft

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