Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Marco Polo P
Clean Name	Marco Polo P
Feature ID	11150
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	17.43 °
Southmost Latitude	16.50 °
Eastmost Longitude	0.18 °
Westmost Longitude	-0.80 °
Diameter	28.06 km
Center Latitude	16.97 °
Center Longitude	-0.32 °
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Northmost Latitude	17.29 °
Southmost Latitude	16.53 °
Eastmost Longitude	0.00 °
Westmost Longitude	0.00 °
Diameter	25.89 km
Center Latitude	16.90 °
Center Longitude	-0.27 °
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Northmost Latitude	16.90 °
Southmost Latitude	16.90 °
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Westmost Longitude	-0.20 °
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Center Longitude	-0.20 °
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Quad	LAC-41 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Italy
Origin	Italian explorer (1254-1324).
Reference	[67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated	Jul 24, 2013 2:03 PM
Parent Feature	Marco Polo

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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