Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Maskelyne K
Clean Name	Maskelyne K
Feature ID	11209
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	3.32 °
Southmost Latitude	3.14 °
Eastmost Longitude	29.78 °
Westmost Longitude	29.60 °
Diameter	5.36 km
Center Latitude	3.23 °
Center Longitude	29.69 °
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Southmost Latitude	3.30 °
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Westmost Longitude	29.60 °
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Center Longitude	29.60 °
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Westmost Longitude	29.60 °
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Center Latitude	3.22 °
Center Longitude	29.68 °
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Quad	LAC-60 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Great Britain
Origin	Nevil; British astronomer (1732-1811).
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	Maskelyne

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