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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Peirescius C on Moon

Peirescius C

Feature Name Peirescius C
Clean Name Peirescius C
Feature ID 11885
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -45.74 °
Southernmost Latitude -47.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 72.79 °
Westernmost Longitude 70.68 °
Diameter 44.03 km
Center Latitude -46.47 °
Center Longitude 71.73 °
Northernmost Latitude -45.78 °
Southernmost Latitude -47.23 °
Easternmost Longitude 72.73 °
Westernmost Longitude 70.62 °
Diameter 44.03 km
Center Latitude -46.50 °
Center Longitude 71.67 °
Northernmost Latitude -46.20 °
Southernmost Latitude -46.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 71.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 71.50 °
Diameter 41.00 km
Center Latitude -46.20 °
Center Longitude 71.50 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
France
Quad LAC-115 [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 Peiresc, Nicolas Claude Fabri De; French astronomer, archaeologist (1580-1637).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Peirescius

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