Satellite Craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Plato.
Plato | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
---|---|---|---|
B | 53.0° N | 17.2° W | 13 km |
C | 53.2° N | 19.4° W | 10 km |
D | 49.6° N | 14.5° W | 10 km |
E | 49.7° N | 16.2° W | 7 km |
F | 51.7° N | 17.4° W | 7 km |
G | 52.1° N | 6.3° W | 8 km |
H | 55.1° N | 2.0° W | 11 km |
J | 49.0° N | 4.6° W | 8 km |
K | 46.8° N | 3.3° W | 6 km |
KA | 46.8° N | 3.6° W | 6 km |
L | 51.6° N | 4.3° W | 10 km |
M | 53.1° N | 15.4° W | 8 km |
O | 52.3° N | 15.4° W | 9 km |
P | 51.5° N | 15.2° W | 8 km |
Q | 54.5° N | 4.8° W | 8 km |
R | 53.8° N | 18.3° W | 6 km |
S | 53.8° N | 14.9° W | 6 km |
T | 54.5° N | 11.2° W | 8 km |
U | 49.6° N | 7.4° W | 6 km |
V | 55.8° N | 7.4° W | 6 km |
W | 57.2° N | 17.8° W | 4 km |
X | 50.1° N | 13.8° W | 5 km |
Y | 53.1° N | 16.3° W | 10 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU:
- Plato A — See Bliss (crater).
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