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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cailleux
Clean Name Cailleux
Feature ID 960
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -59.54 °
Southmost Latitude -61.28 °
Eastmost Longitude 155.27 °
Westmost Longitude 151.73 °
Diameter 52.85 km
Center Latitude -60.41 °
Center Longitude 153.50 °
Northmost Latitude -60.80 °
Southmost Latitude -60.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 153.30 °
Westmost Longitude 153.30 °
Diameter 50.00 km
Center Latitude -60.80 °
Center Longitude 153.30 °
Northmost Latitude -59.57 °
Southmost Latitude -61.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 155.14 °
Westmost Longitude 151.61 °
Diameter 52.85 km
Center Latitude -60.44 °
Center Longitude 153.38 °
Quad LAC-131 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Andre; French geologist (1907-1986).
Reference [138] - Commemoration of Prof. André Cailleux, by E. Dudich: International Union of the History and Philosophy of Sciences, International Commission of the History of the Geological Sciences (INHIGEO), 1987.
Updated Mar 25, 2011 2:09 PM
Additional Information Formerly Poincaré R

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