Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Cassini W
Clean Name	Cassini W
Feature ID	8150
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	42.44 °
Southmost Latitude	42.26 °
Eastmost Longitude	4.37 °
Westmost Longitude	4.14 °
Diameter	5.46 km
Center Latitude	42.35 °
Center Longitude	4.25 °
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Northmost Latitude	42.43 °
Southmost Latitude	42.25 °
Eastmost Longitude	4.36 °
Westmost Longitude	4.13 °
Diameter	5.46 km
Center Latitude	42.34 °
Center Longitude	4.24 °
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Northmost Latitude	42.30 °
Southmost Latitude	42.30 °
Eastmost Longitude	4.30 °
Westmost Longitude	4.30 °
Diameter	6.00 km
Center Latitude	42.30 °
Center Longitude	4.30 °
WKT String	POINT (4.3 42.3)
Quad	LAC-25 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Italy
Origin	Giovanni Domenico; Italian-French astronomer (1625-1712); Jacques; French astronomer (1677-1756).
Reference	[68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Cassini

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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