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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Goddard B
Clean Name Goddard B
Feature ID 9514
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 16.33 °
Southmost Latitude 15.92 °
Eastmost Longitude 87.15 °
Westmost Longitude 86.73 °
Diameter 12.22 km
Center Latitude 16.13 °
Center Longitude 86.94 °
Northmost Latitude 16.31 °
Southmost Latitude 15.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 87.11 °
Westmost Longitude 86.69 °
Diameter 12.22 km
Center Latitude 16.11 °
Center Longitude 86.90 °
Northmost Latitude 16.00 °
Southmost Latitude 16.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 86.80 °
Westmost Longitude 86.80 °
Diameter 12.00 km
Center Latitude 16.00 °
Center Longitude 86.80 °
Quad LAC-45 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Robert Hutchings; American rocketry scientist (1882-1945).
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 Goddard

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