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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lambert
Clean Name Lambert
Feature ID 3253
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 26.27 °
Southmost Latitude 25.28 °
Eastmost Longitude -20.43 °
Westmost Longitude -21.54 °
Diameter 30.12 km
Center Latitude 25.77 °
Center Longitude -20.99 °
Northmost Latitude 26.25 °
Southmost Latitude 25.26 °
Eastmost Longitude -20.43 °
Westmost Longitude -21.53 °
Diameter 30.12 km
Center Latitude 25.76 °
Center Longitude -20.98 °
Northmost Latitude 25.80 °
Southmost Latitude 25.80 °
Eastmost Longitude -21.00 °
Westmost Longitude -21.00 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude 25.80 °
Center Longitude -21.00 °
Quad LAC-40 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Germany
Origin Johann Heinrich; German astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1728-1777); also for Gérard; French physicist (1930-2008).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Aug 07, 2024 2:07 AM
Satellite Feature(s) Lambert A
Lambert B
Lambert R
Lambert T
Lambert W
Additional Information Gérard; French physicist (1930-2008) added to Origin on August 6, 2024.

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