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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Capella
Clean Name Capella
Feature ID 1011
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -6.85 °
Southmost Latitude -8.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 35.72 °
Westmost Longitude 34.12 °
Diameter 48.13 km
Center Latitude -7.65 °
Center Longitude 34.92 °
Northmost Latitude -6.85 °
Southmost Latitude -8.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 35.70 °
Westmost Longitude 34.10 °
Diameter 48.13 km
Center Latitude -7.64 °
Center Longitude 34.90 °
Northmost Latitude -7.50 °
Southmost Latitude -7.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 35.00 °
Westmost Longitude 35.00 °
Diameter 49.00 km
Center Latitude -7.50 °
Center Longitude 35.00 °
Quad LAC-79 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Romania (Rumania)
Origin Martianus; Roman astronomer (c. A.D. 400-unkn).
Reference [182] - Oxford Classical Dictionary: Oxford University Press, London, 1968.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Capella T
Capella B
Capella A
Capella C
Capella D
Capella E
Capella F
Capella G
Capella H
Capella J
Capella M
Capella R

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