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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cauchy A
Clean Name Cauchy A
Feature ID 8171
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 12.21 °
Southmost Latitude 11.94 °
Eastmost Longitude 38.00 °
Westmost Longitude 37.73 °
Diameter 8.11 km
Center Latitude 12.07 °
Center Longitude 37.86 °
Northmost Latitude 12.10 °
Southmost Latitude 12.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 37.90 °
Westmost Longitude 37.90 °
Diameter 8.00 km
Center Latitude 12.10 °
Center Longitude 37.90 °
Northmost Latitude 12.20 °
Southmost Latitude 11.93 °
Eastmost Longitude 38.01 °
Westmost Longitude 37.73 °
Diameter 8.11 km
Center Latitude 12.06 °
Center Longitude 37.87 °
Quad LAC-61 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Augustin Louis; French mathematician (1789-1857).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 26, 2010 7:46 AM
Parent Feature Cauchy
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