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Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: Dorsa Tetyaev on Moon
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Dorsa Tetyaev
Feature Name
Dorsa Tetyaev
Clean Name
Dorsa Tetyaev
Feature ID
1603
Target
Moon
Feature Type
Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System
Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude
22.42 °
Southernmost Latitude
17.22 °
Easternmost Longitude
65.48 °
Westernmost Longitude
62.02 °
Diameter
187.53
km
Center Latitude
20.02 °
Center Longitude
64.06 °
WKT String
MULTILINESTRING ((62.02493858337402 22.42126274108887, 62.75030326843262 21.56401252746582, 63.45368766784668 20.87161827087402, 63.9042911529541 20.26714897155762, 64.58569526672363 19.23405265808105, 65.16818428039551 18.1350154876709, 65.47591590881348 17.22281455993652))
Northernmost Latitude
22.42 °
Southernmost Latitude
17.22 °
Easternmost Longitude
65.48 °
Westernmost Longitude
62.02 °
Diameter
187.53
km
Center Latitude
20.02 °
Center Longitude
64.06 °
WKT String
MULTILINESTRING ((62.0249366760254 22.4212608337402, 62.750301361084 21.5640106201172, 63.453685760498 20.871618270874, 63.9042911529541 20.267147064209, 64.585693359375 19.2340526580811, 65.1681823730469 18.1350154876709, 65.4759140014648 17.2228145599365))
Northernmost Latitude
21.80 °
Southernmost Latitude
17.50 °
Easternmost Longitude
65.50 °
Westernmost Longitude
62.20 °
Diameter
176.00
km
Center Latitude
19.90 °
Center Longitude
64.20 °
WKT String
MULTIPOLYGON (((65.5 17.5, 62.2 17.5, 62.2 21.8, 65.5 21.8, 65.5 17.5)))
Continent
Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Soviet
Quad
LAC-44
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Reference
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Approval Status
Adopted by IAU
Approval Date
1979
Origin
Mikhail Mikhailovich; Soviet geologist (1882-1956).
Last Updated
Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
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