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

Virtanen Z

Feature Name Virtanen Z
Clean Name Virtanen Z
Feature ID 13704
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 17.32 °
Southernmost Latitude 16.19 °
Easternmost Longitude 177.25 °
Westernmost Longitude 176.07 °
Diameter 34.11 km
Center Latitude 16.75 °
Center Longitude 176.66 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.31 °
Southernmost Latitude 16.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 177.21 °
Westernmost Longitude 176.15 °
Diameter 30.65 km
Center Latitude 16.80 °
Center Longitude 176.68 °
Northernmost Latitude 16.50 °
Southernmost Latitude 16.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 176.60 °
Westernmost Longitude 176.60 °
Diameter 31.00 km
Center Latitude 16.50 °
Center Longitude 176.60 °
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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