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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Virtanen Z
Clean Name Virtanen Z
Feature ID 13704
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 17.32 °
Southmost Latitude 16.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 177.25 °
Westmost Longitude 176.07 °
Diameter 34.11 km
Center Latitude 16.75 °
Center Longitude 176.66 °
Northmost Latitude 17.31 °
Southmost Latitude 16.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 177.21 °
Westmost Longitude 176.15 °
Diameter 30.65 km
Center Latitude 16.80 °
Center Longitude 176.68 °
Northmost Latitude 16.50 °
Southmost Latitude 16.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.60 °
Westmost Longitude 176.60 °
Diameter 31.00 km
Center Latitude 16.50 °
Center Longitude 176.60 °
Quad LAC-50 [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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