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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Thales E
Clean Name Thales E
Feature ID 13436
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 57.69 °
Southmost Latitude 56.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 44.12 °
Westmost Longitude 42.33 °
Diameter 29.41 km
Center Latitude 57.21 °
Center Longitude 43.23 °
Northmost Latitude 57.69 °
Southmost Latitude 56.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 44.07 °
Westmost Longitude 42.28 °
Diameter 29.41 km
Center Latitude 57.20 °
Center Longitude 43.17 °
Northmost Latitude 57.20 °
Southmost Latitude 57.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 43.20 °
Westmost Longitude 43.20 °
Diameter 29.00 km
Center Latitude 57.20 °
Center Longitude 43.20 °
Quad LAC-14 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Of Miletus; Greek mathematician, astronomer, philosopher (c. 636-546 B.C.).
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 Thales

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