Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Michelson G
Clean Name	Michelson G
Feature ID	11408
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	5.85 °
Southmost Latitude	4.98 °
Eastmost Longitude	-119.04 °
Westmost Longitude	-119.83 °
Diameter	26.27 km
Center Latitude	5.41 °
Center Longitude	-119.44 °
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Northmost Latitude	5.90 °
Southmost Latitude	5.09 °
Eastmost Longitude	-119.04 °
Westmost Longitude	-119.79 °
Diameter	25.03 km
Center Latitude	5.50 °
Center Longitude	-119.41 °
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Northmost Latitude	5.70 °
Southmost Latitude	5.70 °
Eastmost Longitude	-118.80 °
Westmost Longitude	-118.80 °
Diameter	27.00 km
Center Latitude	5.70 °
Center Longitude	-118.80 °
WKT String	POINT (241.2 5.7)
Quad	LAC-71 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Germany
Origin	Albert Abraham; German-American physicist; Nobel laureate (1852-1931).
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Michelson

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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