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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ulugh Beigh M
Clean Name Ulugh Beigh M
Feature ID 13589
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 35.84 °
Southmost Latitude 35.57 °
Eastmost Longitude -83.30 °
Westmost Longitude -83.63 °
Diameter 8.03 km
Center Latitude 35.70 °
Center Longitude -83.46 °
Northmost Latitude 35.81 °
Southmost Latitude 35.55 °
Eastmost Longitude -83.28 °
Westmost Longitude -83.60 °
Diameter 7.92 km
Center Latitude 35.68 °
Center Longitude -83.44 °
Northmost Latitude 35.70 °
Southmost Latitude 35.70 °
Eastmost Longitude -83.40 °
Westmost Longitude -83.40 °
Diameter 7.00 km
Center Latitude 35.70 °
Center Longitude -83.40 °
Quad LAC-22 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Mongolia
Origin Ulugh-Beg; Mongolian astronomer, mathematician (1394-1449).
Reference [67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Ulugh Beigh

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