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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Maury J
Clean Name Maury J
Feature ID 11251
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 39.14 °
Southmost Latitude 38.95 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.22 °
Westmost Longitude 39.97 °
Diameter 5.97 km
Center Latitude 39.04 °
Center Longitude 40.09 °
Northmost Latitude 39.12 °
Southmost Latitude 38.93 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.19 °
Westmost Longitude 39.94 °
Diameter 5.97 km
Center Latitude 39.03 °
Center Longitude 40.06 °
Northmost Latitude 39.10 °
Southmost Latitude 39.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.10 °
Westmost Longitude 40.10 °
Diameter 6.00 km
Center Latitude 39.10 °
Center Longitude 40.10 °
Quad LAC-27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Matthew Fontaine; American oceanographer (1806-1873); Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira; American astronomer (1866-1952).
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Maury

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