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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Von Kármán
Clean Name Von Karman
Feature ID 6440
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -41.55 °
Southmost Latitude -47.35 °
Eastmost Longitude -179.46 °
Westmost Longitude 171.94 °
Diameter 186.35 km
Center Latitude -44.45 °
Center Longitude 176.25 °
Northmost Latitude -41.83 °
Southmost Latitude -47.77 °
Eastmost Longitude -179.53 °
Westmost Longitude 171.82 °
Diameter 187.00 km
Center Latitude -44.81 °
Center Longitude 176.28 °
Northmost Latitude -44.80 °
Southmost Latitude -44.80 °
Eastmost Longitude -180.00 °
Westmost Longitude 171.90 °
Diameter 180.00 km
Center Latitude -44.80 °
Center Longitude 175.90 °
Quad LAC-119 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Theodore; Hungarian-American aeronautical scientist (1881-1963).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Von Kármán L
Von Kármán M
Von Kármán R

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