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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Montgolfier
Clean Name Montgolfier
Feature ID 4024
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 48.45 °
Southmost Latitude 45.69 °
Eastmost Longitude -158.07 °
Westmost Longitude -162.13 °
Diameter 83.71 km
Center Latitude 47.06 °
Center Longitude -160.08 °
Northmost Latitude 48.47 °
Southmost Latitude 45.71 °
Eastmost Longitude -158.12 °
Westmost Longitude -162.17 °
Diameter 83.71 km
Center Latitude 47.07 °
Center Longitude -160.12 °
Northmost Latitude 47.30 °
Southmost Latitude 47.30 °
Eastmost Longitude -159.80 °
Westmost Longitude -159.80 °
Diameter 88.00 km
Center Latitude 47.30 °
Center Longitude -159.80 °
Quad LAC-33 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Jacques-Étienne; French inventor (1745-1799); Joseph-Michael; French inventor (1740-1810).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Montgolfier P
Montgolfier J
Montgolfier W
Montgolfier Y

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