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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Buys-Ballot
Clean Name Buys Ballot
Feature ID 939
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 21.96 °
Southmost Latitude 19.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.70 °
Westmost Longitude 173.89 °
Diameter 66.38 km
Center Latitude 20.86 °
Center Longitude 174.82 °
Northmost Latitude 20.80 °
Southmost Latitude 20.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 174.50 °
Westmost Longitude 174.50 °
Diameter 55.00 km
Center Latitude 20.80 °
Center Longitude 174.50 °
Northmost Latitude 21.87 °
Southmost Latitude 19.74 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.48 °
Westmost Longitude 173.78 °
Diameter 66.38 km
Center Latitude 20.81 °
Center Longitude 174.71 °
Quad LAC-50 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Culture The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Christoph Hendrik Diederik; Dutch meteorologist (1817-1890).
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) Buys-Ballot H
Buys-Ballot Q
Buys-Ballot Y
Buys-Ballot Z

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