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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name De Sitter A
Clean Name De Sitter A
Feature ID 8638
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 80.83 °
Southmost Latitude 79.65 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.15 °
Westmost Longitude 23.15 °
Diameter 35.98 km
Center Latitude 80.24 °
Center Longitude 26.57 °
Northmost Latitude 80.81 °
Southmost Latitude 79.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.15 °
Westmost Longitude 23.17 °
Diameter 35.98 km
Center Latitude 80.21 °
Center Longitude 26.58 °
Northmost Latitude 80.20 °
Southmost Latitude 80.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 26.60 °
Westmost Longitude 26.60 °
Diameter 36.00 km
Center Latitude 80.20 °
Center Longitude 26.60 °
Quad LAC-1 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Willem; Dutch astronomer (1872-1934).
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 De Sitter

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