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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Virtanen C on Moon

Virtanen C

Feature Name Virtanen C
Clean Name Virtanen C
Feature ID 13702
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 17.61 °
Southernmost Latitude 16.96 °
Easternmost Longitude 178.54 °
Westernmost Longitude 177.86 °
Diameter 19.68 km
Center Latitude 17.28 °
Center Longitude 178.20 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.65 °
Southernmost Latitude 17.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 178.59 °
Westernmost Longitude 177.91 °
Diameter 19.68 km
Center Latitude 17.32 °
Center Longitude 178.25 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.30 °
Southernmost Latitude 17.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 178.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 178.20 °
Diameter 20.00 km
Center Latitude 17.30 °
Center Longitude 178.20 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Finland
Quad LAC-50 [pdf]
Reference -
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Origin Artturi Ilmari; Finnish agricultural biochemist; Nobel laureate (1895-1973).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Virtanen

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