Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Ross B on Moon

Ross B

Feature Name Ross B
Clean Name Ross B
Feature ID 12690
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 11.47 °
Southernmost Latitude 11.29 °
Easternmost Longitude 20.27 °
Westernmost Longitude 20.08 °
Diameter 5.62 km
Center Latitude 11.38 °
Center Longitude 20.17 °
Northernmost Latitude 11.46 °
Southernmost Latitude 11.28 °
Easternmost Longitude 20.27 °
Westernmost Longitude 20.08 °
Diameter 5.62 km
Center Latitude 11.37 °
Center Longitude 20.17 °
Northernmost Latitude 11.40 °
Southernmost Latitude 11.40 °
Easternmost Longitude 20.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 20.20 °
Diameter 6.00 km
Center Latitude 11.40 °
Center Longitude 20.20 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Great Britain
Quad LAC-60 [pdf]
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Origin James Clark; British explorer (1800-1862); Frank Elmore; American astronomer, optician (1874-1966).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Ross

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