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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Artemis
Clean Name Artemis
Feature ID 399
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 25.07 °
Southmost Latitude 25.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -25.31 °
Westmost Longitude -25.40 °
Diameter 2.28 km
Center Latitude 25.03 °
Center Longitude -25.36 °
Northmost Latitude 25.06 °
Southmost Latitude 24.99 °
Eastmost Longitude -25.31 °
Westmost Longitude -25.40 °
Diameter 2.28 km
Center Latitude 25.02 °
Center Longitude -25.36 °
Northmost Latitude 25.00 °
Southmost Latitude 25.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -25.40 °
Westmost Longitude -25.40 °
Diameter 2.00 km
Center Latitude 25.00 °
Center Longitude -25.40 °
Quad LAC-40 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek female first name.
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Additional Information Origin information changed 6/30/2010. Previous origin information was "Greek Moon goddess."

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