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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cauchy D
Clean Name Cauchy D
Feature ID 8174
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 10.16 °
Southmost Latitude 9.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.44 °
Westmost Longitude 40.15 °
Diameter 8.56 km
Center Latitude 10.02 °
Center Longitude 40.29 °
Northmost Latitude 10.15 °
Southmost Latitude 9.87 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.43 °
Westmost Longitude 40.14 °
Diameter 8.56 km
Center Latitude 10.01 °
Center Longitude 40.29 °
Northmost Latitude 10.00 °
Southmost Latitude 10.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.30 °
Westmost Longitude 40.30 °
Diameter 9.00 km
Center Latitude 10.00 °
Center Longitude 40.30 °
Quad LAC-61 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Augustin Louis; French mathematician (1789-1857).
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 Cauchy

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