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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cajal
Clean Name Cajal
Feature ID 964
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 12.73 °
Southmost Latitude 12.45 °
Eastmost Longitude 31.22 °
Westmost Longitude 30.93 °
Diameter 8.57 km
Center Latitude 12.59 °
Center Longitude 31.08 °
Northmost Latitude 12.74 °
Southmost Latitude 12.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 31.23 °
Westmost Longitude 30.92 °
Diameter 9.10 km
Center Latitude 12.59 °
Center Longitude 31.08 °
Northmost Latitude 12.60 °
Southmost Latitude 12.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 31.10 °
Westmost Longitude 31.10 °
Diameter 9.00 km
Center Latitude 12.60 °
Center Longitude 31.10 °
Quad LAC-61 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Spain
Origin Santiago Ramon Y; Spanish doctor; Nobel laureate (1852-1934).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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