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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rayleigh C
Clean Name Rayleigh C
Feature ID 12453
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 31.82 °
Southmost Latitude 31.06 °
Eastmost Longitude 86.27 °
Westmost Longitude 85.26 °
Diameter 26.13 km
Center Latitude 31.44 °
Center Longitude 85.77 °
Northmost Latitude 31.78 °
Southmost Latitude 31.12 °
Eastmost Longitude 86.26 °
Westmost Longitude 85.20 °
Diameter 27.62 km
Center Latitude 31.44 °
Center Longitude 85.73 °
Northmost Latitude 31.40 °
Southmost Latitude 31.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 85.70 °
Westmost Longitude 85.70 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude 31.40 °
Center Longitude 85.70 °
Quad LAC-45 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh; British physicist; Nobel laureate (1842-1919).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Rayleigh

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