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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bessel H
Clean Name Bessel H
Feature ID 7690
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 25.75 °
Southmost Latitude 25.63 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.06 °
Westmost Longitude 19.93 °
Diameter 3.72 km
Center Latitude 25.69 °
Center Longitude 20.00 °
Northmost Latitude 25.75 °
Southmost Latitude 25.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.06 °
Westmost Longitude 19.92 °
Diameter 3.72 km
Center Latitude 25.68 °
Center Longitude 19.99 °
Northmost Latitude 25.70 °
Southmost Latitude 25.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.00 °
Westmost Longitude 20.00 °
Diameter 4.00 km
Center Latitude 25.70 °
Center Longitude 20.00 °
Quad LAC-42 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture Germany
Origin Friedrich Wilhelm; German astronomer (1784-1846).
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 Bessel

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