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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Piazzi Smyth on Moon

Piazzi Smyth

Feature Name	Piazzi Smyth
Clean Name	Piazzi Smyth
Feature ID	4718
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	42.13 °
Southernmost Latitude	41.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	-2.96 °
Westernmost Longitude	-3.53 °
Diameter	12.96 km
Center Latitude	41.91 °
Center Longitude	-3.24 °
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Northernmost Latitude	41.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	41.90 °
Easternmost Longitude	-3.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	-3.20 °
Diameter	13.00 km
Center Latitude	41.90 °
Center Longitude	-3.20 °
WKT String	POINT (356.8 41.9)
Northernmost Latitude	42.12 °
Southernmost Latitude	41.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	-2.99 °
Westernmost Longitude	-3.55 °
Diameter	13.21 km
Center Latitude	41.90 °
Center Longitude	-3.28 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Italy
Quad	LAC-25 [pdf]
Reference	[68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1935
Origin	Charles; Italian-born Scottish astronomer (1819-1900).
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s)	Piazzi Smyth B Piazzi Smyth M Piazzi Smyth U Piazzi Smyth V Piazzi Smyth W Piazzi Smyth Y Piazzi Smyth Z

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