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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mons Wolff
Clean Name Mons Wolff
Feature ID 3998
Target Moon
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 17.55 °
Southmost Latitude 16.46 °
Eastmost Longitude -6.33 °
Westmost Longitude -7.37 °
Diameter 32.87 km
Center Latitude 16.88 °
Center Longitude -6.80 °
Northmost Latitude 17.51 °
Southmost Latitude 16.46 °
Eastmost Longitude -6.34 °
Westmost Longitude -7.09 °
Diameter 32.87 km
Center Latitude 16.98 °
Center Longitude -6.72 °
Northmost Latitude 17.00 °
Southmost Latitude 17.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -6.80 °
Westmost Longitude -6.80 °
Diameter 35.00 km
Center Latitude 17.00 °
Center Longitude -6.80 °
Quad LAC-41 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1961
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Germany
Origin Christian, Baron von; German philosopher (1679-1754).
Reference [67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Wolff A
Wolff B

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