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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Jansen R
Clean Name Jansen R
Feature ID 10196
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 15.54 °
Southmost Latitude 14.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.24 °
Westmost Longitude 28.34 °
Diameter 26.30 km
Center Latitude 15.17 °
Center Longitude 28.79 °
Northmost Latitude 15.56 °
Southmost Latitude 14.74 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.24 °
Westmost Longitude 28.39 °
Diameter 24.84 km
Center Latitude 15.15 °
Center Longitude 28.82 °
Northmost Latitude 15.20 °
Southmost Latitude 15.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 28.80 °
Westmost Longitude 28.80 °
Diameter 25.00 km
Center Latitude 15.20 °
Center Longitude 28.80 °
Quad LAC-60 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Janszoon, Zacharias; Dutch optician (1580-c. 1638).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Jansen

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