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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name De La Rue W
Clean Name De La Rue W
Feature ID 8631
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 56.06 °
Southmost Latitude 55.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 47.57 °
Westmost Longitude 46.58 °
Diameter 16.9961 km
Center Latitude 55.78 °
Center Longitude 47.08 °
Northmost Latitude 56.03 °
Southmost Latitude 55.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 47.58 °
Westmost Longitude 46.59 °
Diameter 16.9961 km
Center Latitude 55.75 °
Center Longitude 47.08 °
Northmost Latitude 55.70 °
Southmost Latitude 55.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 46.90 °
Westmost Longitude 46.90 °
Diameter 18.00 km
Center Latitude 55.70 °
Center Longitude 46.90 °
Quad LAC-14 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin Warren; British astronomer (1815-1889).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature De La Rue

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