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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Denning
Clean Name Denning
Feature ID 1489
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -15.53 °
Southmost Latitude -16.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 143.51 °
Westmost Longitude 142.00 °
Diameter 44.18 km
Center Latitude -16.26 °
Center Longitude 142.76 °
Northmost Latitude -15.62 °
Southmost Latitude -17.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 143.49 °
Westmost Longitude 141.97 °
Diameter 44.18 km
Center Latitude -16.35 °
Center Longitude 142.73 °
Northmost Latitude -16.40 °
Southmost Latitude -16.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 142.60 °
Westmost Longitude 142.60 °
Diameter 44.00 km
Center Latitude -16.40 °
Center Longitude 142.60 °
Quad LAC-102 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin William Fredrick; British astronomer (1848-1931).
Reference [168] - Sky and Telescope, New Track Media LLC, Cambridge, MA.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Denning U
Denning B
Denning C
Denning D
Denning L
Denning R
Denning V
Denning Y
Denning Z

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