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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Plutarch
Clean Name Plutarch
Feature ID 4766
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 25.33 °
Southmost Latitude 23.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 80.32 °
Westmost Longitude 77.80 °
Diameter 69.59 km
Center Latitude 24.18 °
Center Longitude 79.05 °
Northmost Latitude 25.27 °
Southmost Latitude 22.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 80.26 °
Westmost Longitude 77.74 °
Diameter 69.59 km
Center Latitude 24.12 °
Center Longitude 79.00 °
Northmost Latitude 24.10 °
Southmost Latitude 24.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 79.00 °
Westmost Longitude 79.00 °
Diameter 68.00 km
Center Latitude 24.10 °
Center Longitude 79.00 °
Quad LAC-45 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek biographer (c. A.D.46-c. 120).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Plutarch C
Plutarch D
Plutarch F
Plutarch G
Plutarch H
Plutarch K
Plutarch L
Plutarch M
Plutarch N

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