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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Catena Sylvester
Clean Name Catena Sylvester
Feature ID 1071
Target Moon
Feature Type Catena, catenae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 82.07 °
Southmost Latitude 78.04 °
Eastmost Longitude -77.26 °
Westmost Longitude -89.88 °
Diameter 139.00 km
Center Latitude 79.99 °
Center Longitude -83.12 °
Northmost Latitude 82.07 °
Southmost Latitude 78.04 °
Eastmost Longitude -77.26 °
Westmost Longitude -89.88 °
Diameter 139.00 km
Center Latitude 79.99 °
Center Longitude -83.12 °
Northmost Latitude 83.90 °
Southmost Latitude 78.60 °
Eastmost Longitude -78.30 °
Westmost Longitude -99.20 °
Diameter 173.00 km
Center Latitude 81.40 °
Center Longitude -86.20 °
Quad LAC-9 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin Named from nearby crater.
Reference -
Updated May 22, 2012 1:59 PM

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