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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Messala G
Clean Name Messala G
Feature ID 11382
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 39.58 °
Southmost Latitude 38.56 °
Eastmost Longitude 69.56 °
Westmost Longitude 68.26 °
Diameter 30.70 km
Center Latitude 39.07 °
Center Longitude 68.91 °
Northmost Latitude 39.56 °
Southmost Latitude 38.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 69.53 °
Westmost Longitude 68.20 °
Diameter 31.28 km
Center Latitude 39.05 °
Center Longitude 68.86 °
Northmost Latitude 39.10 °
Southmost Latitude 39.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 68.60 °
Westmost Longitude 68.60 °
Diameter 29.00 km
Center Latitude 39.10 °
Center Longitude 68.60 °
Quad LAC-28 [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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