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Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Ross C on Moon

Ross C

Feature Name	Ross C
Clean Name	Ross C
Feature ID	12691
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	11.69 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.54 °
Easternmost Longitude	19.01 °
Westernmost Longitude	18.85 °
Diameter	4.75 km
Center Latitude	11.62 °
Center Longitude	18.93 °
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Southernmost Latitude	11.52 °
Easternmost Longitude	19.02 °
Westernmost Longitude	18.85 °
Diameter	5.09 km
Center Latitude	11.60 °
Center Longitude	18.93 °
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Northernmost Latitude	11.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	19.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	19.00 °
Diameter	5.00 km
Center Latitude	11.70 °
Center Longitude	19.00 °
WKT String	POINT (19 11.7)
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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