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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Byrd D
Clean Name Byrd D
Feature ID 8029
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 85.86 °
Southmost Latitude 85.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 38.02 °
Westmost Longitude 28.60 °
Diameter 24.47 km
Center Latitude 85.52 °
Center Longitude 33.41 °
Northmost Latitude 85.40 °
Southmost Latitude 85.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 32.70 °
Westmost Longitude 32.70 °
Diameter 24.00 km
Center Latitude 85.40 °
Center Longitude 32.70 °
Northmost Latitude 85.85 °
Southmost Latitude 85.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 38.15 °
Westmost Longitude 27.94 °
Diameter 26.16 km
Center Latitude 85.50 °
Center Longitude 32.93 °
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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