Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Laplace B
Clean Name	Laplace B
Feature ID	10638
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	51.43 °
Southmost Latitude	51.26 °
Eastmost Longitude	-19.72 °
Westmost Longitude	-19.99 °
Diameter	5.04 km
Center Latitude	51.35 °
Center Longitude	-19.86 °
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Southmost Latitude	51.24 °
Eastmost Longitude	-19.70 °
Westmost Longitude	-20.03 °
Diameter	6.17 km
Center Latitude	51.34 °
Center Longitude	-19.87 °
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Northmost Latitude	51.30 °
Southmost Latitude	51.30 °
Eastmost Longitude	-19.80 °
Westmost Longitude	-19.80 °
Diameter	5.00 km
Center Latitude	51.30 °
Center Longitude	-19.80 °
WKT String	POINT (340.2 51.3)
Quad	LAC-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	France
Origin	Named for Promontorium Laplace.
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	Promontorium Laplace

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Status and Origin

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