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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Planck
Clean Name Planck
Feature ID 4749
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -51.95 °
Southmost Latitude -62.49 °
Eastmost Longitude 145.17 °
Westmost Longitude 125.58 °
Diameter 319.46 km
Center Latitude -57.27 °
Center Longitude 135.34 °
Northmost Latitude -52.09 °
Southmost Latitude -62.64 °
Eastmost Longitude 145.07 °
Westmost Longitude 125.49 °
Diameter 319.46 km
Center Latitude -57.08 °
Center Longitude 135.88 °
Northmost Latitude -57.20 °
Southmost Latitude -58.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.20 °
Westmost Longitude 127.30 °
Diameter 314.00 km
Center Latitude -57.90 °
Center Longitude 136.80 °
Quad LAC-131 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Germany
Origin Max Karl Ernst; German physicist; Nobel laureate (1858-1947).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Planck A
Planck B
Planck C
Planck J
Planck K
Planck L
Planck W
Planck X
Planck Y
Planck Z

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