Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: Townsend Dorsum on Ida

Townsend Dorsum

Feature Name Townsend Dorsum
Clean Name Townsend Dorsum
Feature ID 6071
Target Ida
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 25.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 25.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 30.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 30.00 °
Diameter 40.00 km
Center Latitude 25.00 °
Center Longitude 30.00 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 American
Quad -
Reference [117] - The Galileo Solid-State Imaging Experiment, by Michael J.S. Belton and others: Space Science Reviews, vol. 60, 1992.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Origin Tim E.; Galileo imaging team member (d. 1989).
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM
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