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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Guang Han Gong
Clean Name Guang Han Gong
Feature ID 15415
Target Moon
Feature Type Statio

Location


LOLA 2011
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 44.12 °
Southmost Latitude 44.11 °
Eastmost Longitude -19.51 °
Westmost Longitude -19.52 °
Diameter 0.08 km
Center Latitude 44.12 °
Center Longitude -19.51 °
Quad LAC-24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 05, 2015
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Moon palace where Chang-E and Yutu lived in Chinese mythology; Chang’e-3 landing site.
Reference [375] - Dictionary of Chinese Symbols: Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought, by Wolfram Eberhard: Routledge, 2006.
Updated Apr 08, 2024 8:16 PM

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