Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Walther J
Clean Name	Walther J
Feature ID	13780
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	-34.39 °
Southmost Latitude	-34.60 °
Eastmost Longitude	-1.45 °
Westmost Longitude	-1.71 °
Diameter	6.39 km
Center Latitude	-34.50 °
Center Longitude	-1.58 °
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Center Longitude	-1.50 °
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Quad	LAC-112 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Germany
Origin	Bernard; German astronomer (1430-1504). (Spelling changed from Walter.)
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	Walther

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