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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name De Moraes
Clean Name De Moraes
Feature ID 1442
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 50.28 °
Southmost Latitude 48.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 144.37 °
Westmost Longitude 141.62 °
Diameter 54.41 km
Center Latitude 49.38 °
Center Longitude 143.00 °
Northmost Latitude 50.24 °
Southmost Latitude 48.45 °
Eastmost Longitude 144.07 °
Westmost Longitude 141.32 °
Diameter 54.41 km
Center Latitude 49.35 °
Center Longitude 142.70 °
Northmost Latitude 49.50 °
Southmost Latitude 49.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 143.20 °
Westmost Longitude 143.20 °
Diameter 53.00 km
Center Latitude 49.50 °
Center Longitude 143.20 °
Quad LAC-17 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Brazil
Origin Abraao de; Brazilian astronomer (1916-1970).
Reference [189] - Who's Who on the Moon, by Elijah E. Cocks and Josiah C. Cocks: Tudor Publishers, Greensboro, 1995.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) De Moraes S
De Moraes T

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