Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Montes Spitzbergen
Clean Name	Montes Spitzbergen
Feature ID	4017
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Mons, montes

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	35.55 °
Southmost Latitude	33.55 °
Eastmost Longitude	-4.67 °
Westmost Longitude	-5.84 °
Diameter	59.19 km
Center Latitude	34.47 °
Center Longitude	-5.21 °
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Northmost Latitude	35.50 °
Southmost Latitude	33.55 °
Eastmost Longitude	-4.67 °
Westmost Longitude	-5.70 °
Diameter	59.19 km
Center Latitude	34.42 °
Center Longitude	-5.22 °
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Northmost Latitude	35.00 °
Southmost Latitude	35.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	-5.00 °
Westmost Longitude	-5.00 °
Diameter	60.00 km
Center Latitude	35.00 °
Center Longitude	-5.00 °
WKT String	POINT (355 35)
Quad	LAC-25 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1961
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Germany
Origin	German for "sharp peaks", and named for resemblance to the terrestrial island group.
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)	Spitzbergen A Spitzbergen D Spitzbergen C

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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