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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

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

Location


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 °
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 °
Northmost Latitude 66.40 °
Southmost Latitude 66.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 178.30 °
Westmost Longitude 178.30 °
Diameter 25.00 km
Center Latitude 66.40 °
Center Longitude 178.30 °
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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