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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Messala A
Clean Name Messala A
Feature ID 11376
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 36.98 °
Southmost Latitude 36.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 54.33 °
Westmost Longitude 53.31 °
Diameter 24.88 km
Center Latitude 36.57 °
Center Longitude 53.82 °
Northmost Latitude 36.95 °
Southmost Latitude 36.12 °
Eastmost Longitude 54.30 °
Westmost Longitude 53.27 °
Diameter 25.33 km
Center Latitude 36.53 °
Center Longitude 53.79 °
Northmost Latitude 36.60 °
Southmost Latitude 36.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 53.80 °
Westmost Longitude 53.80 °
Diameter 26.00 km
Center Latitude 36.60 °
Center Longitude 53.80 °
Quad LAC-27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Jewish
Origin (Ma-Sa-Allah); Jewish astronomer (unkn- c. 815).
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 Messala

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