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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Jansen K
Clean Name Jansen K
Feature ID 10194
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 11.59 °
Southmost Latitude 11.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.76 °
Westmost Longitude 29.57 °
Diameter 5.63 km
Center Latitude 11.50 °
Center Longitude 29.67 °
Northmost Latitude 11.59 °
Southmost Latitude 11.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.76 °
Westmost Longitude 29.56 °
Diameter 6.01 km
Center Latitude 11.49 °
Center Longitude 29.66 °
Northmost Latitude 11.50 °
Southmost Latitude 11.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.70 °
Westmost Longitude 29.70 °
Diameter 6.00 km
Center Latitude 11.50 °
Center Longitude 29.70 °
Quad LAC-60 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Janszoon, Zacharias; Dutch optician (1580-c. 1638).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Jansen

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