Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Marco Polo
Clean Name	Marco Polo
Feature ID	3658
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	15.99 °
Southmost Latitude	15.06 °
Eastmost Longitude	-1.64 °
Westmost Longitude	-2.46 °
Diameter	28.25 km
Center Latitude	15.52 °
Center Longitude	-2.05 °
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Northmost Latitude	16.01 °
Southmost Latitude	15.03 °
Eastmost Longitude	-1.66 °
Westmost Longitude	-2.46 °
Diameter	29.78 km
Center Latitude	15.52 °
Center Longitude	-2.04 °
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Southmost Latitude	15.40 °
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Center Longitude	-2.00 °
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Quad	LAC-59 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1961
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Italy
Origin	Italian explorer (1254-1324).
Reference	[67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s)	Marco Polo J Marco Polo K Marco Polo A Marco Polo B Marco Polo C Marco Polo D Marco Polo F Marco Polo G Marco Polo H Marco Polo L Marco Polo M Marco Polo S Marco Polo T Marco Polo P

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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