Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Hercules G on Moon

Hercules G

Feature Name Hercules G
Clean Name Hercules G
Feature ID 9894
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 46.69 °
Southernmost Latitude 46.24 °
Easternmost Longitude 39.61 °
Westernmost Longitude 38.95 °
Diameter 13.82 km
Center Latitude 46.46 °
Center Longitude 39.28 °
Northernmost Latitude 46.68 °
Southernmost Latitude 46.23 °
Easternmost Longitude 39.57 °
Westernmost Longitude 38.91 °
Diameter 13.82 km
Center Latitude 46.46 °
Center Longitude 39.24 °
Northernmost Latitude 46.40 °
Southernmost Latitude 46.40 °
Easternmost Longitude 39.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 39.20 °
Diameter 14.00 km
Center Latitude 46.40 °
Center Longitude 39.20 °
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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