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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Byrd C
Clean Name Byrd C
Feature ID 8028
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 84.94 °
Southmost Latitude 83.81 °
Eastmost Longitude 33.95 °
Westmost Longitude 22.40 °
Diameter 34.26 km
Center Latitude 84.35 °
Center Longitude 28.34 °
Northmost Latitude 84.70 °
Southmost Latitude 84.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 26.80 °
Westmost Longitude 26.80 °
Diameter 52.00 km
Center Latitude 84.70 °
Center Longitude 26.80 °
Northmost Latitude 84.96 °
Southmost Latitude 83.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 33.91 °
Westmost Longitude 22.33 °
Diameter 34.26 km
Center Latitude 84.36 °
Center Longitude 28.29 °
Quad LAC-1 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Richard Edwin; American explorer, aviator, navigator (1888-1957).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Byrd

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