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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Slipher
Clean Name Slipher
Feature ID 5599
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 50.51 °
Southmost Latitude 48.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 162.16 °
Westmost Longitude 158.38 °
Diameter 74.65 km
Center Latitude 49.28 °
Center Longitude 160.27 °
Northmost Latitude 50.48 °
Southmost Latitude 48.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 162.06 °
Westmost Longitude 158.40 °
Diameter 72.28 km
Center Latitude 49.29 °
Center Longitude 160.23 °
Northmost Latitude 49.50 °
Southmost Latitude 49.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 160.10 °
Westmost Longitude 160.10 °
Diameter 69.00 km
Center Latitude 49.50 °
Center Longitude 160.10 °
Quad LAC-18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Earl Charles; American astronomer (1883-1964); Vesto Melvin; American astronomer (1875-1969).
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) Slipher S

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