Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Messala F
Clean Name	Messala F
Feature ID	11381
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	39.36 °
Southmost Latitude	38.28 °
Eastmost Longitude	65.03 °
Westmost Longitude	63.80 °
Diameter	32.74 km
Center Latitude	38.82 °
Center Longitude	64.37 °
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Northmost Latitude	39.35 °
Southmost Latitude	38.35 °
Eastmost Longitude	65.01 °
Westmost Longitude	63.75 °
Diameter	32.25 km
Center Latitude	38.85 °
Center Longitude	64.38 °
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Northmost Latitude	38.90 °
Southmost Latitude	38.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	64.40 °
Westmost Longitude	64.40 °
Diameter	32.00 km
Center Latitude	38.90 °
Center Longitude	64.40 °
WKT String	POINT (64.4 38.9)
Quad	LAC-28 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Asia
Ethnicity	Jewish
Origin	(Ma-Sa-Allah); Jewish astronomer (unkn- c. 815).
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	Messala

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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