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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Peary
Clean Name Peary
Feature ID 4627
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 89.79 °
Southmost Latitude 87.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westmost Longitude 0.00 °
Diameter 85.15 km
Center Latitude 88.57 °
Center Longitude 25.73 °
Northmost Latitude 89.92 °
Southmost Latitude 87.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 95.20 °
Westmost Longitude -46.40 °
Diameter 78.75 km
Center Latitude 88.63 °
Center Longitude 24.40 °
Northmost Latitude 88.60 °
Southmost Latitude 88.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 33.00 °
Westmost Longitude 33.00 °
Diameter 73.00 km
Center Latitude 88.60 °
Center Longitude 33.00 °
Quad LAC-1 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Robert Edwin; American explorer (1856-1920).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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