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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Newcomb Q
Clean Name Newcomb Q
Feature ID 11609
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 30.55 °
Southmost Latitude 30.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 43.12 °
Westmost Longitude 42.63 °
Diameter 15.66 km
Center Latitude 30.30 °
Center Longitude 42.87 °
Northmost Latitude 30.49 °
Southmost Latitude 30.06 °
Eastmost Longitude 43.12 °
Westmost Longitude 42.62 °
Diameter 13.12 km
Center Latitude 30.27 °
Center Longitude 42.87 °
Northmost Latitude 30.30 °
Southmost Latitude 30.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.80 °
Westmost Longitude 42.80 °
Diameter 14.00 km
Center Latitude 30.30 °
Center Longitude 42.80 °
Quad LAC-43 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Ethnicity Canada
Origin Simon; Canadian-American astronomer (1835-1909).
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 Newcomb

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