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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Little West
Clean Name Little West
Feature ID 15615
Target Moon
Feature Type Landing site name

Location


LOLA 2011
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 0.67 °
Southmost Latitude 0.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 23.48 °
Westmost Longitude 23.48 °
Diameter 0.04 km
Center Latitude 0.67 °
Center Longitude 23.48 °
Quad LAC-60 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 26, 2017
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Astronaut named crater, Apollo 11 site.
Reference [427] - Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions, by David Harland: Springer Science & Business Media, 2008.
Updated Jul 26, 2017 2:56 PM

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