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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bell
Clean Name Bell
Feature ID 672
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 23.40 °
Southmost Latitude 20.55 °
Eastmost Longitude -95.00 °
Westmost Longitude -98.07 °
Diameter 86.33 km
Center Latitude 21.98 °
Center Longitude -96.53 °
Northmost Latitude 21.80 °
Southmost Latitude 21.80 °
Eastmost Longitude -96.40 °
Westmost Longitude -96.40 °
Diameter 86.00 km
Center Latitude 21.80 °
Center Longitude -96.40 °
Northmost Latitude 23.37 °
Southmost Latitude 20.53 °
Eastmost Longitude -94.88 °
Westmost Longitude -97.95 °
Diameter 86.33 km
Center Latitude 21.95 °
Center Longitude -96.41 °
Quad LAC-54 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Culture Scotland
Origin Alexander Graham; Scottish-American inventor (1847-1922).
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) Bell T
Bell E
Bell J
Bell K
Bell L
Bell N
Bell Q
Bell Y

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