Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: McCaffrey Dorsum on Charon

McCaffrey Dorsum

Feature Name	McCaffrey Dorsum
Clean Name	McCaffrey Dorsum
Feature ID	15928
Target	Charon
Feature Type	Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	Charon
Northernmost Latitude	77.80 °
Southernmost Latitude	64.91 °
Easternmost Longitude	20.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	209.48 °
Diameter	420.00 km
Center Latitude	74.28 °
Center Longitude	294.89 °
kml download	McCaffrey Dorsum.kml
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	-
Reference	[583] - Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Inez-McCaffrey
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Aug 05, 2020
Origin	Anne; US-Irish author of science fiction novels, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, which recounts the human colonization of the fictional planet Pern (1926-2011).
Last Updated	Aug 12, 2020 6:25 PM