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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cannon
Clean Name Cannon
Feature ID 1005
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 20.82 °
Southmost Latitude 18.93 °
Eastmost Longitude 82.37 °
Westmost Longitude 80.35 °
Diameter 57.58 km
Center Latitude 19.88 °
Center Longitude 81.36 °
Northmost Latitude 20.81 °
Southmost Latitude 18.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 82.30 °
Westmost Longitude 80.28 °
Diameter 57.58 km
Center Latitude 19.86 °
Center Longitude 81.29 °
Northmost Latitude 19.90 °
Southmost Latitude 19.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 81.40 °
Westmost Longitude 81.40 °
Diameter 56.00 km
Center Latitude 19.90 °
Center Longitude 81.40 °
Quad LAC-45 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Annie Jump; American astronomer (1863-1941).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Cannon B
Cannon E

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