Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Abel
Clean Name	Abel
Feature ID	12
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	-32.54 °
Southmost Latitude	-36.77 °
Eastmost Longitude	88.21 °
Westmost Longitude	83.43 °
Diameter	137.35 km
Center Latitude	-34.63 °
Center Longitude	85.78 °
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Northmost Latitude	-32.47 °
Southmost Latitude	-36.41 °
Eastmost Longitude	87.80 °
Westmost Longitude	83.03 °
Diameter	119.44 km
Center Latitude	-34.44 °
Center Longitude	85.42 °
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Northmost Latitude	-34.50 °
Southmost Latitude	-34.60 °
Eastmost Longitude	91.20 °
Westmost Longitude	83.40 °
Diameter	122.00 km
Center Latitude	-34.50 °
Center Longitude	87.30 °
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Quad	LAC-116 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1964
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norway
Origin	Niels Henrik; Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
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)	Abel C Abel E Abel A Abel B Abel J Abel K Abel L Abel M Abel D

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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