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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Van der Waals W
Clean Name Van der Waals W
Feature ID 13605
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -40.96 °
Southmost Latitude -42.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 118.92 °
Westmost Longitude 116.96 °
Diameter 44.3235 km
Center Latitude -41.69 °
Center Longitude 117.94 °
Northmost Latitude -41.21 °
Southmost Latitude -42.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 118.90 °
Westmost Longitude 116.81 °
Diameter 47.0389 km
Center Latitude -41.99 °
Center Longitude 117.86 °
Northmost Latitude -41.30 °
Southmost Latitude -41.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 117.10 °
Westmost Longitude 117.10 °
Diameter 46.00 km
Center Latitude -41.30 °
Center Longitude 117.10 °
Quad LAC-117 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Johannes Diderik; Dutch physicist; Nobel laureate (1837-1923).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Van der Waals

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