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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Einstein A
Clean Name Einstein A
Feature ID 8907
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 17.52 °
Southmost Latitude 15.86 °
Eastmost Longitude -87.38 °
Westmost Longitude -89.12 °
Diameter 50.48 km
Center Latitude 16.69 °
Center Longitude -88.25 °
Northmost Latitude 17.54 °
Southmost Latitude 15.87 °
Eastmost Longitude -87.34 °
Westmost Longitude -89.07 °
Diameter 50.48 km
Center Latitude 16.71 °
Center Longitude -88.21 °
Northmost Latitude 16.70 °
Southmost Latitude 16.70 °
Eastmost Longitude -88.20 °
Westmost Longitude -88.20 °
Diameter 51.00 km
Center Latitude 16.70 °
Center Longitude -88.20 °
Quad LAC-37 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Albert; German-American physicist; Nobel laureate (1879-1955).
Reference [67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Einstein

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