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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Smoky Mountains
Clean Name Smoky Mountains
Feature ID 5606
Target Moon
Feature Type Astronaut-named features

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -8.80 °
Southmost Latitude -8.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.60 °
Westmost Longitude 15.60 °
Diameter 3.00 km
Center Latitude -8.80 °
Center Longitude 15.60 °
Northmost Latitude -8.48 °
Southmost Latitude -8.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.67 °
Westmost Longitude 15.45 °
Diameter 13.75 km
Center Latitude -8.67 °
Center Longitude 15.51 °
Northmost Latitude -8.80 °
Southmost Latitude -8.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.60 °
Westmost Longitude 15.60 °
Diameter 3.00 km
Center Latitude -8.80 °
Center Longitude 15.60 °
Quad LAC-78 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 16 site.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 25, 2010 2:05 PM

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