Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Lambert W
Clean Name	Lambert W
Feature ID	10578
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	24.53 °
Southmost Latitude	24.45 °
Eastmost Longitude	-22.62 °
Westmost Longitude	-22.70 °
Diameter	2.33 km
Center Latitude	24.49 °
Center Longitude	-22.66 °
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Southmost Latitude	24.44 °
Eastmost Longitude	-22.63 °
Westmost Longitude	-22.71 °
Diameter	2.19 km
Center Latitude	24.47 °
Center Longitude	-22.67 °
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Northmost Latitude	24.50 °
Southmost Latitude	24.50 °
Eastmost Longitude	-22.60 °
Westmost Longitude	-22.60 °
Diameter	2.00 km
Center Latitude	24.50 °
Center Longitude	-22.60 °
WKT String	POINT (337.4 24.5)
Quad	LAC-40 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Germany
Origin	Johann Heinrich; German astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1728-1777).
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	Lambert

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Status and Origin

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