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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Glaisher W
Clean Name Glaisher W
Feature ID 9505
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 13.34 °
Southmost Latitude 11.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.45 °
Westmost Longitude 46.83 °
Diameter 48.01 km
Center Latitude 12.55 °
Center Longitude 47.64 °
Northmost Latitude 13.49 °
Southmost Latitude 11.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.38 °
Westmost Longitude 46.68 °
Diameter 50.26 km
Center Latitude 12.66 °
Center Longitude 47.53 °
Northmost Latitude 12.40 °
Southmost Latitude 12.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 47.60 °
Westmost Longitude 47.60 °
Diameter 46.00 km
Center Latitude 12.40 °
Center Longitude 47.60 °
Quad LAC-61 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin James; British meteorologist (1809-1903).
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 Glaisher

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