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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Aldrin
Clean Name Aldrin
Feature ID 172
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 1.45 °
Southmost Latitude 1.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.14 °
Westmost Longitude 22.04 °
Diameter 2.80 km
Center Latitude 1.41 °
Center Longitude 22.09 °
Northmost Latitude 1.46 °
Southmost Latitude 1.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.16 °
Westmost Longitude 22.03 °
Diameter 3.88 km
Center Latitude 1.40 °
Center Longitude 22.10 °
Northmost Latitude 1.40 °
Southmost Latitude 1.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.10 °
Westmost Longitude 22.10 °
Diameter 3.00 km
Center Latitude 1.40 °
Center Longitude 22.10 °
Quad LAC-60 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Edwin Eugene, Jr. ("Buzz"); American astronaut (1930-Live).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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