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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Virtanen J
Clean Name Virtanen J
Feature ID 13703
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 14.36 °
Southmost Latitude 13.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 178.40 °
Westmost Longitude 177.72 °
Diameter 19.86 km
Center Latitude 14.03 °
Center Longitude 178.06 °
Northmost Latitude 14.50 °
Southmost Latitude 13.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 178.48 °
Westmost Longitude 177.86 °
Diameter 18.14 km
Center Latitude 14.20 °
Center Longitude 178.17 °
Northmost Latitude 14.00 °
Southmost Latitude 14.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 177.90 °
Westmost Longitude 177.90 °
Diameter 21.00 km
Center Latitude 14.00 °
Center Longitude 177.90 °
Quad LAC-68 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Finland
Origin Artturi Ilmari; Finnish agricultural biochemist; Nobel laureate (1895-1973).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Virtanen

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