Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Regio, regiones: Melotte Regio on Ganymede

Melotte Regio

Feature Name	Melotte Regio
Clean Name	Melotte Regio
Feature ID	15153
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Regio, regiones
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	22.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-42.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	200.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	290.10 °
Diameter	4100.00 km
Center Latitude	-12.00 °
Center Longitude	245.00 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((74.310937499999 22.060546875, 101.38125 17.841796875, 120.18984375 12.392578125, 138.47109375 8.701171875, 144.44765625 6.240234375, 151.6546875 1.669921875, 153.58828125 -3.076171875, 159.3890625 -17.314453125, 159.301171875 -22.060546875, 159.0375 -30.322265625, 158.15859375 -34.541015625, 154.99453125 -37.177734375, 152.18203125 -37.001953125, 148.66640625 -35.771484375, 145.678125 -34.189453125, 134.164453125 -42.099609375, 128.1 -41.923828125, 121.683984375 -41.8359375, 112.9828125 -41.8359375, 78.705468749999 -31.376953125, 69.564843749999 -20.830078125, 71.674218749999 16.787109375, 74.310937499999 22.060546875))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	England
Quad	-
Reference	[308] - Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 3, p. 48.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jul 29, 2013
Origin	Philibert Jacques; British astronomer (1880-1961).
Last Updated	Feb 18, 2016 2:41 PM