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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Shuckburgh
Clean Name Shuckburgh
Feature ID 5504
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 43.27 °
Southmost Latitude 42.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 53.56 °
Westmost Longitude 51.87 °
Diameter 37.73 km
Center Latitude 42.65 °
Center Longitude 52.71 °
Northmost Latitude 43.20 °
Southmost Latitude 41.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 53.50 °
Westmost Longitude 51.84 °
Diameter 37.07 km
Center Latitude 42.61 °
Center Longitude 52.67 °
Northmost Latitude 42.60 °
Southmost Latitude 42.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 52.80 °
Westmost Longitude 52.80 °
Diameter 38.00 km
Center Latitude 42.60 °
Center Longitude 52.80 °
Quad LAC-27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin Sir George; British geographer, benefactor (1751-1804).
Reference [161] - Who's Who in the Moon: B.A.A. Historical Section Memoir #1, London, 1938.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Shuckburgh A
Shuckburgh C
Shuckburgh E

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