Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Gerard A
Clean Name	Gerard A
Feature ID	9460
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	45.37 °
Southmost Latitude	44.80 °
Eastmost Longitude	-81.86 °
Westmost Longitude	-82.67 °
Diameter	17.31 km
Center Latitude	45.08 °
Center Longitude	-82.27 °
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Northmost Latitude	45.37 °
Southmost Latitude	44.76 °
Eastmost Longitude	-81.84 °
Westmost Longitude	-82.64 °
Diameter	18.48 km
Center Latitude	45.06 °
Center Longitude	-82.24 °
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Southmost Latitude	45.10 °
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Westmost Longitude	-82.30 °
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Center Longitude	-82.30 °
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Quad	LAC-22 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Scotland
Origin	Alexander; Scottish explorer (1792-1839).
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	Gerard

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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