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

Biot A

Feature Name Biot A
Clean Name Biot A
Feature ID 7728
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -21.97 °
Southernmost Latitude -22.46 °
Easternmost Longitude 49.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 48.57 °
Diameter 14.89 km
Center Latitude -22.22 °
Center Longitude 48.83 °
Northernmost Latitude -22.20 °
Southernmost Latitude -22.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 48.90 °
Westernmost Longitude 48.90 °
Diameter 15.00 km
Center Latitude -22.20 °
Center Longitude 48.90 °
Northernmost Latitude -22.00 °
Southernmost Latitude -22.49 °
Easternmost Longitude 49.05 °
Westernmost Longitude 48.52 °
Diameter 14.89 km
Center Latitude -22.24 °
Center Longitude 48.79 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 France
Quad LAC-97 [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 Jean-Baptiste; French astronomer (1774-1862).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Biot

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