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

Ross D

Feature Name Ross D
Clean Name Ross D
Feature ID 12692
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 12.71 °
Southernmost Latitude 12.44 °
Easternmost Longitude 23.46 °
Westernmost Longitude 23.18 °
Diameter 8.41 km
Center Latitude 12.57 °
Center Longitude 23.32 °
Northernmost Latitude 12.71 °
Southernmost Latitude 12.43 °
Easternmost Longitude 23.47 °
Westernmost Longitude 23.18 °
Diameter 8.41 km
Center Latitude 12.57 °
Center Longitude 23.32 °
Northernmost Latitude 12.60 °
Southernmost Latitude 12.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 23.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 23.30 °
Diameter 9.00 km
Center Latitude 12.60 °
Center Longitude 23.30 °
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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