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Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Hercules E on Moon

Hercules E

Feature Name	Hercules E
Clean Name	Hercules E
Feature ID	9892
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	45.96 °
Southernmost Latitude	45.64 °
Easternmost Longitude	38.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	38.49 °
Diameter	9.98 km
Center Latitude	45.80 °
Center Longitude	38.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((38.67340278625488 45.64135932922363, 38.6329517364502 45.64135932922363, 38.60439872741699 45.65087699890137, 38.57108497619629 45.66515159606934, 38.54015159606934 45.6889476776123, 38.50683784484863 45.73177909851074, 38.49493980407715 45.76508903503418, 38.4973201751709 45.80078315734863, 38.51159858703613 45.83171653747559, 38.5306339263916 45.85312843322754, 38.5591869354248 45.89120292663574, 38.59250068664551 45.92689323425293, 38.65198707580566 45.95544624328613, 38.70909309387207 45.95782661437988, 38.76144218444824 45.95782661437988, 38.79475212097168 45.9506893157959, 38.8447208404541 45.92451286315918, 38.88993263244629 45.89120292663574, 38.89706993103027 45.86502647399902, 38.90420722961426 45.81743812561035, 38.89231300354004 45.75081443786621, 38.86613655090332 45.71273994445801, 38.83996391296387 45.67943000793457, 38.7876148223877 45.65325355529785, 38.73526573181152 45.64135932922363, 38.67340278625488 45.64135932922363)))
Northernmost Latitude	45.97 °
Southernmost Latitude	45.63 °
Easternmost Longitude	38.88 °
Westernmost Longitude	38.45 °
Diameter	9.02 km
Center Latitude	45.80 °
Center Longitude	38.67 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((38.577320098877 45.9306926727295, 38.5270481109619 45.8939552307129, 38.4864444732666 45.8398170471191, 38.4613075256348 45.8088798522949, 38.4535732269287 45.7702102661133, 38.4574413299561 45.731538772583, 38.4845104217529 45.6928691864014, 38.5328483581543 45.6561317443848, 38.6101894378662 45.6290626525879, 38.66432762146 45.6290626525879, 38.7165336608887 45.6290626525879, 38.76487159729 45.64453125, 38.8093433380127 45.6658000946045, 38.8538150787354 45.7083377838135, 38.8789501190186 45.7798767089844, 38.8770160675049 45.8417510986328, 38.8673496246338 45.8978233337402, 38.8209438323975 45.9384269714355, 38.7610054016113 45.9616298675537, 38.6913986206055 45.9674301147461, 38.6411266326904 45.9577617645264, 38.577320098877 45.9306926727295))
Northernmost Latitude	45.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	45.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	38.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	38.50 °
Diameter	9.00 km
Center Latitude	45.70 °
Center Longitude	38.50 °
WKT String	POINT (38.5 45.7)
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	LAC-27 [pdf]
Reference	[93] - Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, edited by Maria Leach: Harper and Row, Inc., New York, 1984.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Origin	Latin spelling for Greek mythological hero Heracles.
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Hercules

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