Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Gerard H
Clean Name	Gerard H
Feature ID	9467
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	44.66 °
Southmost Latitude	44.32 °
Eastmost Longitude	-86.47 °
Westmost Longitude	-87.06 °
Diameter	12.74 km
Center Latitude	44.49 °
Center Longitude	-86.76 °
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Northmost Latitude	44.71 °
Southmost Latitude	44.30 °
Eastmost Longitude	-86.53 °
Westmost Longitude	-87.09 °
Diameter	12.25 km
Center Latitude	44.50 °
Center Longitude	-86.81 °
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Northmost Latitude	44.50 °
Southmost Latitude	44.50 °
Eastmost Longitude	-87.00 °
Westmost Longitude	-87.00 °
Diameter	13.00 km
Center Latitude	44.50 °
Center Longitude	-87.00 °
WKT String	POINT (273 44.5)
Quad	LAC-36 [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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