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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Melotte Regio
Clean Name Melotte Regio
Feature ID 15153
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Regio, regiones

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 22.00 °
Southmost Latitude -42.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 200.10 °
Westmost Longitude 290.10 °
Diameter 4100.00 km
Center Latitude -12.00 °
Center Longitude 245.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 29, 2013
Continent Europe
Ethnicity England
Origin Philibert Jacques; British astronomer (1880-1961).
Reference [308] - Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 3, p. 48.
Updated Feb 18, 2016 2:41 PM

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