Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Emden W
Clean Name	Emden W
Feature ID	8928
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	66.19 °
Southmost Latitude	65.48 °
Eastmost Longitude	179.45 °
Westmost Longitude	177.71 °
Diameter	21.65 km
Center Latitude	65.83 °
Center Longitude	178.58 °
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Northmost Latitude	66.25 °
Southmost Latitude	65.45 °
Eastmost Longitude	179.55 °
Westmost Longitude	177.63 °
Diameter	24.94 km
Center Latitude	65.86 °
Center Longitude	178.52 °
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Northmost Latitude	66.40 °
Southmost Latitude	66.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	178.30 °
Westmost Longitude	178.30 °
Diameter	25.00 km
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Center Longitude	178.30 °
WKT String	POINT (178.3 66.4)
Quad	LAC-7 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Switzerland
Origin	Robert; Swiss astrophysicist, meteorologist (1862-1940).
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Emden

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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