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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Richards
Clean Name Richards
Feature ID 5025
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 7.70 °
Southmost Latitude 7.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 140.10 °
Westmost Longitude 140.10 °
Diameter 16.00 km
Center Latitude 7.70 °
Center Longitude 140.10 °
Northmost Latitude 7.98 °
Southmost Latitude 7.43 °
Eastmost Longitude 140.37 °
Westmost Longitude 139.82 °
Diameter 16.80 km
Center Latitude 7.70 °
Center Longitude 140.09 °
Northmost Latitude 8.30 °
Southmost Latitude 7.77 °
Eastmost Longitude 140.79 °
Westmost Longitude 140.26 °
Diameter 16.11 km
Center Latitude 8.04 °
Center Longitude 140.52 °
Quad LAC-66 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Theodore William; American chemist; Nobel laureate (1868-1928).
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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