Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Lavoisier W
Clean Name	Lavoisier W
Feature ID	10683
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	37.09 °
Southmost Latitude	36.56 °
Eastmost Longitude	-81.52 °
Westmost Longitude	-82.19 °
Diameter	16.20 km
Center Latitude	36.82 °
Center Longitude	-81.85 °
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Northmost Latitude	37.08 °
Southmost Latitude	36.52 °
Eastmost Longitude	-81.48 °
Westmost Longitude	-82.16 °
Diameter	16.87 km
Center Latitude	36.80 °
Center Longitude	-81.83 °
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Northmost Latitude	36.90 °
Southmost Latitude	36.90 °
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Westmost Longitude	-81.80 °
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Center Longitude	-81.80 °
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Quad	LAC-22 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	France
Origin	Antoine Laurent; French chemist (1743-1794).
Reference	[68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Lavoisier

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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