Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Alpes B on Moon

Alpes B

Feature Name Alpes B
Clean Name Alpes B
Feature ID 7202
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 45.89 °
Southernmost Latitude 45.74 °
Easternmost Longitude -0.80 °
Westernmost Longitude -1.03 °
Diameter 4.82 km
Center Latitude 45.81 °
Center Longitude -0.91 °
Northernmost Latitude 45.89 °
Southernmost Latitude 45.73 °
Easternmost Longitude -0.83 °
Westernmost Longitude -1.05 °
Diameter 4.82 km
Center Latitude 45.81 °
Center Longitude -0.94 °
Northernmost Latitude 45.80 °
Southernmost Latitude 45.80 °
Easternmost Longitude -0.90 °
Westernmost Longitude -0.90 °
Diameter 5.00 km
Center Latitude 45.80 °
Center Longitude -0.90 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Switzerland
Quad LAC-25 [pdf]
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Origin Named after Montes Alpes.
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Montes Alpes

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