Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Pythagoras on Moon

Pythagoras

Feature Name Pythagoras
Clean Name Pythagoras
Feature ID 4886
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 66.06 °
Southernmost Latitude 61.30 °
Easternmost Longitude -58.39 °
Westernmost Longitude -67.53 °
Diameter 144.55 km
Center Latitude 63.68 °
Center Longitude -62.98 °
Northernmost Latitude 66.11 °
Southernmost Latitude 61.35 °
Easternmost Longitude -58.35 °
Westernmost Longitude -67.50 °
Diameter 144.55 km
Center Latitude 63.73 °
Center Longitude -62.94 °
Northernmost Latitude 63.60 °
Southernmost Latitude 63.50 °
Easternmost Longitude -58.30 °
Westernmost Longitude -67.60 °
Diameter 142.00 km
Center Latitude 63.50 °
Center Longitude -63.00 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad LAC-10 [pdf]
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Origin Of Samos; Greek philosopher, mathematician (unkn-fl. c. 532 B.C.).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Pythagoras T
Pythagoras W
Pythagoras G
Pythagoras B
Pythagoras D
Pythagoras H
Pythagoras K
Pythagoras L
Pythagoras M
Pythagoras N
Pythagoras P
Pythagoras S

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