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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name De Sitter G
Clean Name De Sitter G
Feature ID 8640
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 78.94 °
Southmost Latitude 78.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.83 °
Westmost Longitude 41.18 °
Diameter 9.71 km
Center Latitude 78.78 °
Center Longitude 42.00 °
Northmost Latitude 78.99 °
Southmost Latitude 78.61 °
Eastmost Longitude 43.05 °
Westmost Longitude 41.10 °
Diameter 11.48 km
Center Latitude 78.80 °
Center Longitude 42.08 °
Northmost Latitude 78.90 °
Southmost Latitude 78.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.70 °
Westmost Longitude 42.70 °
Diameter 9.00 km
Center Latitude 78.90 °
Center Longitude 42.70 °
Quad LAC-4 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Willem; Dutch astronomer (1872-1934).
Reference [67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature De Sitter

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