Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: Dorsa Harker on Moon

Dorsa Harker

Feature Name	Dorsa Harker
Clean Name	Dorsa Harker
Feature ID	1596
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	16.55 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.69 °
Easternmost Longitude	66.01 °
Westernmost Longitude	60.64 °
Diameter	213.14 km
Center Latitude	13.79 °
Center Longitude	63.65 °
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Northernmost Latitude	16.48 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	66.01 °
Westernmost Longitude	60.81 °
Diameter	213.14 km
Center Latitude	13.80 °
Center Longitude	63.60 °
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Northernmost Latitude	16.80 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	66.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	62.10 °
Diameter	197.00 km
Center Latitude	14.50 °
Center Longitude	64.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((66.40000000000001 11.6, 62.1 11.6, 62.1 16.8, 66.40000000000001 16.8, 66.40000000000001 11.6)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Great Britain
Quad	LAC-62 [pdf]
Reference	-
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Origin	Alfred; British petrologist (1859-1939).
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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