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Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Atlas A on Moon

Atlas A

Feature Name	Atlas A
Clean Name	Atlas A
Feature ID	7417
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	45.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	44.97 °
Easternmost Longitude	50.03 °
Westernmost Longitude	48.97 °
Diameter	22.71 km
Center Latitude	45.31 °
Center Longitude	49.50 °
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Northernmost Latitude	45.71 °
Southernmost Latitude	44.97 °
Easternmost Longitude	50.08 °
Westernmost Longitude	49.04 °
Diameter	22.22 km
Center Latitude	45.34 °
Center Longitude	49.56 °
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Northernmost Latitude	45.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	45.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	49.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	49.60 °
Diameter	22.00 km
Center Latitude	45.30 °
Center Longitude	49.60 °
WKT String	POINT (49.6 45.3)
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	LAC-27 [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	Mythological Greek Titan.
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Atlas

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