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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Challis A
Clean Name Challis A
Feature ID 8237
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 77.80 °
Southmost Latitude 76.75 °
Eastmost Longitude 4.36 °
Westmost Longitude -0.41 °
Diameter 31.82 km
Center Latitude 77.27 °
Center Longitude 1.98 °
Northmost Latitude 77.82 °
Southmost Latitude 76.77 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 31.82 km
Center Latitude 77.29 °
Center Longitude 1.91 °
Northmost Latitude 77.20 °
Southmost Latitude 77.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 2.30 °
Westmost Longitude 2.30 °
Diameter 32.00 km
Center Latitude 77.20 °
Center Longitude 2.30 °
Quad LAC-3 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin James; British astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1803-1882).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Dec 10, 2012 1:40 PM
Parent Feature Challis

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