Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Le Verrier
Clean Name	Le Verrier
Feature ID	3313
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	40.67 °
Southmost Latitude	40.02 °
Eastmost Longitude	-20.17 °
Westmost Longitude	-21.05 °
Diameter	20.52 km
Center Latitude	40.33 °
Center Longitude	-20.61 °
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Northmost Latitude	40.65 °
Southmost Latitude	40.01 °
Eastmost Longitude	-20.17 °
Westmost Longitude	-21.06 °
Diameter	20.52 km
Center Latitude	40.31 °
Center Longitude	-20.61 °
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Northmost Latitude	40.30 °
Southmost Latitude	40.30 °
Eastmost Longitude	-20.60 °
Westmost Longitude	-20.60 °
Diameter	20.00 km
Center Latitude	40.30 °
Center Longitude	-20.60 °
WKT String	POINT (339.4 40.3)
Quad	LAC-24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1935
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	France
Origin	Urbain-Jean-Joseph; French astronomer, mathematician (1811-1877).
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s)	Le Verrier X Le Verrier D Le Verrier E Le Verrier S Le Verrier T Le Verrier U Le Verrier V Le Verrier W Le Verrier A Le Verrier B

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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