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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Frost N
Clean Name Frost N
Feature ID 9252
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 35.47 °
Southmost Latitude 33.98 °
Eastmost Longitude -118.65 °
Westmost Longitude -120.46 °
Diameter 45.27 km
Center Latitude 34.72 °
Center Longitude -119.56 °
Northmost Latitude 35.42 °
Southmost Latitude 34.03 °
Eastmost Longitude -118.67 °
Westmost Longitude -120.36 °
Diameter 42.13 km
Center Latitude 34.72 °
Center Longitude -119.52 °
Northmost Latitude 35.00 °
Southmost Latitude 35.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -119.20 °
Westmost Longitude -119.20 °
Diameter 43.00 km
Center Latitude 35.00 °
Center Longitude -119.20 °
Quad LAC-35 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Edwin Brant; American astronomer (1866-1935).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Frost

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