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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lovelace
Clean Name Lovelace
Feature ID 3488
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 83.03 °
Southmost Latitude 81.15 °
Eastmost Longitude -103.00 °
Westmost Longitude -116.71 °
Diameter 57.06 km
Center Latitude 82.08 °
Center Longitude -109.51 °
Northmost Latitude 82.30 °
Southmost Latitude 82.30 °
Eastmost Longitude -106.40 °
Westmost Longitude -106.40 °
Diameter 54.00 km
Center Latitude 82.30 °
Center Longitude -106.40 °
Northmost Latitude 83.08 °
Southmost Latitude 81.20 °
Eastmost Longitude -102.83 °
Westmost Longitude -116.61 °
Diameter 57.06 km
Center Latitude 82.12 °
Center Longitude -109.37 °
Quad LAC-1 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin William Randolph, II; American doctor, space scientist (1907-1965).
Reference [193] - Men of Space, by Shirley Thomas: Chilton Company, Philadelphia, 1961
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Lovelace E

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