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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Poynting
Clean Name Poynting
Feature ID 4815
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 19.60 °
Southmost Latitude 15.40 °
Eastmost Longitude -131.17 °
Westmost Longitude -135.58 °
Diameter 127.55 km
Center Latitude 17.50 °
Center Longitude -133.38 °
Northmost Latitude 18.20 °
Southmost Latitude 18.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -131.20 °
Westmost Longitude -135.60 °
Diameter 128.00 km
Center Latitude 18.10 °
Center Longitude -133.40 °
Northmost Latitude 19.72 °
Southmost Latitude 15.47 °
Eastmost Longitude -131.20 °
Westmost Longitude -135.65 °
Diameter 128.76 km
Center Latitude 17.59 °
Center Longitude -133.43 °
Quad LAC-52 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin John Henry; British physicist (1852-1914).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Poynting X

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