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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Shoemaker on Moon

Shoemaker

Feature Name	Shoemaker
Clean Name	Shoemaker
Feature ID	5494
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-87.28 °
Southernmost Latitude	-88.99 °
Easternmost Longitude	73.65 °
Westernmost Longitude	18.17 °
Diameter	51.82 km
Center Latitude	-88.14 °
Center Longitude	45.91 °
Northernmost Latitude	-87.23 °
Southernmost Latitude	-88.82 °
Easternmost Longitude	63.25 °
Westernmost Longitude	14.99 °
Diameter	48.33 km
Center Latitude	-88.03 °
Center Longitude	39.85 °
Northernmost Latitude	-88.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	-88.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	44.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	44.90 °
Diameter	50.90 km
Center Latitude	-88.10 °
Center Longitude	44.90 °
kml download	Shoemaker.kml
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	American
Quad	LAC-144 [pdf]
Reference	[20] - American Men and Women of Science: R.R. Bowker, New York, 1982, 1989, 1994.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Origin	Eugene Merle; American astrogeologist (1928-1997).
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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