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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Robinson
Clean Name Robinson
Feature ID 5163
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 59.46 °
Southmost Latitude 58.67 °
Eastmost Longitude -45.26 °
Westmost Longitude -46.80 °
Diameter 24.09 km
Center Latitude 59.06 °
Center Longitude -46.03 °
Northmost Latitude 59.42 °
Southmost Latitude 58.63 °
Eastmost Longitude -45.25 °
Westmost Longitude -46.79 °
Diameter 24.09 km
Center Latitude 59.03 °
Center Longitude -46.02 °
Northmost Latitude 59.00 °
Southmost Latitude 59.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -45.90 °
Westmost Longitude -45.90 °
Diameter 24.00 km
Center Latitude 59.00 °
Center Longitude -45.90 °
Quad LAC-11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Ireland
Origin (John) Thomas Romney; Irish astronomer, physicist, meteorologist (1792-1882).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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