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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Dorsa Aldrovandi
Clean Name Dorsa Aldrovandi
Feature ID 1585
Target Moon
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 25.62 °
Southmost Latitude 21.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.11 °
Westmost Longitude 28.57 °
Diameter 126.81 km
Center Latitude 23.61 °
Center Longitude 28.65 °
Northmost Latitude 25.62 °
Southmost Latitude 21.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.11 °
Westmost Longitude 28.57 °
Diameter 126.81 km
Center Latitude 23.61 °
Center Longitude 28.65 °
Northmost Latitude 25.40 °
Southmost Latitude 21.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.00 °
Westmost Longitude 28.50 °
Diameter 136.00 km
Center Latitude 24.00 °
Center Longitude 28.50 °
Quad LAC-42 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Italy
Origin Ulisse; Italian Earth scientist (1522-1605).
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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