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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nicholson Regio
Clean Name Nicholson Regio
Feature ID 4250
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Regio, regiones

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -7.20 °
Southmost Latitude -50.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 316.90 °
Westmost Longitude 57.40 °
Diameter 3900.00 km
Center Latitude -33.10 °
Center Longitude 6.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Seth Barnes; American astronomer (1891-1963).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Feb 18, 2016 2:57 PM

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