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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Richardson W
Clean Name Richardson W
Feature ID 12602
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 33.98 °
Southmost Latitude 33.21 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.80 °
Westmost Longitude 97.88 °
Diameter 23.35 km
Center Latitude 33.59 °
Center Longitude 98.34 °
Northmost Latitude 33.90 °
Southmost Latitude 33.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.63 °
Westmost Longitude 97.69 °
Diameter 23.78 km
Center Latitude 33.50 °
Center Longitude 98.16 °
Northmost Latitude 33.50 °
Southmost Latitude 33.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.30 °
Westmost Longitude 98.30 °
Diameter 23.00 km
Center Latitude 33.50 °
Center Longitude 98.30 °
Quad LAC-29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin Sir Owen Willans; British quantum physicist; Nobel laureate (1879-1959).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Richardson

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