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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name King Y
Clean Name King Y
Feature ID 10343
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 6.99 °
Southmost Latitude 6.02 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.33 °
Westmost Longitude 119.17 °
Diameter 35.73 km
Center Latitude 6.50 °
Center Longitude 119.75 °
Northmost Latitude 7.03 °
Southmost Latitude 6.06 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.13 °
Westmost Longitude 118.97 °
Diameter 35.73 km
Center Latitude 6.54 °
Center Longitude 119.55 °
Northmost Latitude 6.50 °
Southmost Latitude 6.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 119.80 °
Westmost Longitude 119.80 °
Diameter 48.00 km
Center Latitude 6.50 °
Center Longitude 119.80 °
Quad LAC-65 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Arthur Scott; American physicist (1876-1957); Edward Skinner; American astronomer (1861-1931).
Reference [196] - Who Was Who in American History-Science and Technology, Marquis Who's Who Inc., Chicago, 1975.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature King

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