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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Boss F
Clean Name Boss F
Feature ID 7870
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 54.68 °
Southmost Latitude 53.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 89.95 °
Westmost Longitude 88.23 °
Diameter 30.49 km
Center Latitude 54.17 °
Center Longitude 89.09 °
Northmost Latitude 54.50 °
Southmost Latitude 54.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 86.80 °
Westmost Longitude 86.80 °
Diameter 36.00 km
Center Latitude 54.50 °
Center Longitude 86.80 °
Northmost Latitude 54.71 °
Southmost Latitude 53.64 °
Eastmost Longitude 89.53 °
Westmost Longitude 87.69 °
Diameter 32.57 km
Center Latitude 54.17 °
Center Longitude 88.61 °
Quad LAC-15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Lewis; American astronomer (1846-1912).
Reference [67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Boss

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