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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Milanković E
Clean Name Milankovic E
Feature ID 11412
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 78.38 °
Southmost Latitude 76.80 °
Eastmost Longitude -174.11 °
Westmost Longitude 179.73 °
Diameter 50.00 km
Center Latitude 77.61 °
Center Longitude -177.07 °
Northmost Latitude 78.38 °
Southmost Latitude 76.76 °
Eastmost Longitude -173.71 °
Westmost Longitude 178.74 °
Diameter 49.30 km
Center Latitude 77.57 °
Center Longitude -177.49 °
Northmost Latitude 78.00 °
Southmost Latitude 78.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -177.20 °
Westmost Longitude -177.20 °
Diameter 46.00 km
Center Latitude 78.00 °
Center Longitude -177.20 °
Quad LAC-7 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Yugoslavia
Origin Milutin; Yugoslavian astronomer (1879-1958).
Reference [710] - Canon of Insolation and the Ice-age Problem, by Milutin Milanković: Israel Program for Scientific Translations (1969).
Updated Feb 17, 2023 4:50 PM
Parent Feature Milanković
Additional Information Diacritic mark in name changed from Milankovič to Milanković on February 17, 2023. No reference was given for Milankovič; reference added to database for the Milanković spelling.

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