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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ricco
Clean Name Ricco
Feature ID 5024
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 75.60 °
Southmost Latitude 75.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.30 °
Westmost Longitude 176.30 °
Diameter 65.00 km
Center Latitude 75.60 °
Center Longitude 176.30 °
Northmost Latitude 76.00 °
Southmost Latitude 73.83 °
Eastmost Longitude -178.77 °
Westmost Longitude 172.88 °
Diameter 65.83 km
Center Latitude 74.92 °
Center Longitude 177.05 °
Northmost Latitude 76.06 °
Southmost Latitude 73.96 °
Eastmost Longitude -179.02 °
Westmost Longitude 172.37 °
Diameter 67.00 km
Center Latitude 75.15 °
Center Longitude 176.69 °
Quad LAC-7 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Italy
Origin Annibale; Italian astronomer (1844-1911).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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