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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Jules Verne Y
Clean Name Jules Verne Y
Feature ID 10240
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -31.16 °
Southmost Latitude -31.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.80 °
Westmost Longitude 145.98 °
Diameter 22.02 km
Center Latitude -31.45 °
Center Longitude 146.36 °
Northmost Latitude -31.30 °
Southmost Latitude -32.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 147.01 °
Westmost Longitude 146.15 °
Diameter 22.16 km
Center Latitude -31.66 °
Center Longitude 146.58 °
Northmost Latitude -31.30 °
Southmost Latitude -31.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.00 °
Westmost Longitude 146.00 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude -31.30 °
Center Longitude 146.00 °
Quad LAC-102 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin French writer (1828-1905).
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 Jules Verne

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