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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Terrace
Clean Name Terrace
Feature ID 5933
Target Moon
Feature Type Astronaut-named features

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 26.10 °
Southmost Latitude 26.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 3.70 °
Westmost Longitude 3.70 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 26.10 °
Center Longitude 3.70 °
Northmost Latitude 26.17 °
Southmost Latitude 26.12 °
Eastmost Longitude 3.58 °
Westmost Longitude 3.55 °
Diameter 1.50 km
Center Latitude 26.15 °
Center Longitude 3.56 °
Northmost Latitude 26.10 °
Southmost Latitude 26.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 3.70 °
Westmost Longitude 3.70 °
Diameter 0.10 km
Center Latitude 26.10 °
Center Longitude 3.70 °
Quad LAC-41 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 15 site.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 25, 2010 2:10 PM

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