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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Millikan R
Clean Name Millikan R
Feature ID 11427
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 46.56 °
Southmost Latitude 44.94 °
Eastmost Longitude 118.99 °
Westmost Longitude 116.68 °
Diameter 48.99 km
Center Latitude 45.75 °
Center Longitude 117.84 °
Northmost Latitude 46.58 °
Southmost Latitude 44.96 °
Eastmost Longitude 118.83 °
Westmost Longitude 116.51 °
Diameter 48.99 km
Center Latitude 45.77 °
Center Longitude 117.67 °
Northmost Latitude 46.00 °
Southmost Latitude 46.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 117.70 °
Westmost Longitude 117.70 °
Diameter 49.00 km
Center Latitude 46.00 °
Center Longitude 117.70 °
Quad LAC-30 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Robert Andrews; American physicist; Nobel laureate (1868-1953).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Millikan

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