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| Feature Name | Montes Spitzbergen |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Montes Spitzbergen |
| Feature ID | 4017 |
| Target | Moon |
| Feature Type | Mons, montes |
| 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 ° |
| WKT String | |
| 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 ° |
| WKT String | |
| 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 | |
| Quad | LAC-25 [pdf] |
| 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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