Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Whewell A
Clean Name	Whewell A
Feature ID	13878
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	4.74 °
Southmost Latitude	4.64 °
Eastmost Longitude	14.19 °
Westmost Longitude	14.07 °
Diameter	3.70 km
Center Latitude	4.69 °
Center Longitude	14.13 °
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Center Longitude	14.10 °
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Center Longitude	14.11 °
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Quad	LAC-60 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Great Britain
Origin	William; British philosopher (1794-1866).
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	Whewell

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