Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Calippus
Clean Name	Calippus
Feature ID	972
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	39.46 °
Southmost Latitude	38.35 °
Eastmost Longitude	11.33 °
Westmost Longitude	10.06 °
Diameter	34.03 km
Center Latitude	38.92 °
Center Longitude	10.72 °
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Northmost Latitude	39.43 °
Southmost Latitude	38.34 °
Eastmost Longitude	11.32 °
Westmost Longitude	10.05 °
Diameter	30.15 km
Center Latitude	38.94 °
Center Longitude	10.69 °
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Northmost Latitude	38.90 °
Southmost Latitude	38.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	10.70 °
Westmost Longitude	10.70 °
Diameter	32.00 km
Center Latitude	38.90 °
Center Longitude	10.70 °
WKT String	POINT (10.7 38.9)
Quad	LAC-26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1935
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Greek
Origin	Calippus of Cyzicus; Greek astronomer (c. 370 B.C.).
Reference	[89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s)	Calippus G Calippus A Calippus B Calippus C Calippus D Calippus E Calippus F
Additional Information	Alternate spelling is Callippus.

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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