Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Biot on Moon

Biot

Feature Name Biot
Clean Name Biot
Feature ID 750
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -22.49 °
Southernmost Latitude -22.91 °
Easternmost Longitude 51.31 °
Westernmost Longitude 50.85 °
Diameter 13.01 km
Center Latitude -22.70 °
Center Longitude 51.08 °
Northernmost Latitude -22.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -22.93 °
Easternmost Longitude 51.27 °
Westernmost Longitude 50.81 °
Diameter 13.01 km
Center Latitude -22.72 °
Center Longitude 51.04 °
Northernmost Latitude -22.60 °
Southernmost Latitude -22.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 51.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 51.10 °
Diameter 12.00 km
Center Latitude -22.60 °
Center Longitude 51.10 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 France
Quad LAC-98 [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 1935
Origin Jean-Baptiste; French astronomer (1774-1862).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Biot C
Biot A
Biot B
Biot D
Biot E
Biot T

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