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Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Aratus CA on Moon

Aratus CA

Feature Name	Aratus CA
Clean Name	Aratus CA
Feature ID	7329
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
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Northernmost Latitude	24.58 °
Southernmost Latitude	24.46 °
Easternmost Longitude	11.29 °
Westernmost Longitude	11.06 °
Diameter	6.75 km
Center Latitude	24.52 °
Center Longitude	11.17 °
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Northernmost Latitude	24.59 °
Southernmost Latitude	24.52 °
Easternmost Longitude	11.22 °
Westernmost Longitude	11.14 °
Diameter	2.08 km
Center Latitude	24.56 °
Center Longitude	11.18 °
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Northernmost Latitude	24.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	24.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	11.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	11.20 °
Diameter	7.00 km
Center Latitude	24.50 °
Center Longitude	11.20 °
WKT String	POINT (11.2 24.5)
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	LAC-42 [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 26, 2010 7:43 AM
Parent Feature	Aratus
Additional Information	Labeled Lorca on some LTO charts.

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