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

Aratus B

Feature Name Aratus B
Clean Name Aratus B
Feature ID 7327
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 24.29 °
Southernmost Latitude 24.07 °
Easternmost Longitude 5.55 °
Westernmost Longitude 5.31 °
Diameter 6.69 km
Center Latitude 24.18 °
Center Longitude 5.43 °
Northernmost Latitude 24.27 °
Southernmost Latitude 24.05 °
Easternmost Longitude 5.54 °
Westernmost Longitude 5.30 °
Diameter 6.69 km
Center Latitude 24.16 °
Center Longitude 5.42 °
Northernmost Latitude 24.20 °
Southernmost Latitude 24.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 5.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 5.40 °
Diameter 7.00 km
Center Latitude 24.20 °
Center Longitude 5.40 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad LAC-41 [pdf]
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Origin Aratus of Soli; Greek astronomer (c. 310-240/239 B.C.).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Aratus

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