Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Meton C
Clean Name Meton C
Feature ID 11399
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 71.87 °
Southmost Latitude 69.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.82 °
Westmost Longitude 14.94 °
Diameter 86.12 km
Center Latitude 70.45 °
Center Longitude 18.87 °
Quad LAC-4 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek astronomer (unkn-fl. 432 B.C.).
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 Meton

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