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Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Newcomb Q on Moon

Newcomb Q

Feature Name	Newcomb Q
Clean Name	Newcomb Q
Feature ID	11609
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	30.55 °
Southernmost Latitude	30.04 °
Easternmost Longitude	43.12 °
Westernmost Longitude	42.63 °
Diameter	15.66 km
Center Latitude	30.30 °
Center Longitude	42.87 °
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Northernmost Latitude	30.49 °
Southernmost Latitude	30.06 °
Easternmost Longitude	43.12 °
Westernmost Longitude	42.62 °
Diameter	13.12 km
Center Latitude	30.27 °
Center Longitude	42.87 °
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Northernmost Latitude	30.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	30.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	42.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	42.80 °
Diameter	14.00 km
Center Latitude	30.30 °
Center Longitude	42.80 °
WKT String	POINT (42.8 30.3)
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Canada
Quad	LAC-43 [pdf]
Reference	[66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Origin	Simon; Canadian-American astronomer (1835-1909).
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Newcomb

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