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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pirquet S
Clean Name Pirquet S
Feature ID 12052
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -20.02 °
Southmost Latitude -21.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 138.63 °
Westmost Longitude 137.55 °
Diameter 30.61 km
Center Latitude -20.52 °
Center Longitude 138.09 °
Northmost Latitude -20.07 °
Southmost Latitude -21.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 138.56 °
Westmost Longitude 137.48 °
Diameter 30.61 km
Center Latitude -20.57 °
Center Longitude 138.02 °
Northmost Latitude -20.60 °
Southmost Latitude -20.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 137.70 °
Westmost Longitude 137.70 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude -20.60 °
Center Longitude 137.70 °
Quad LAC-102 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Austria
Origin Baron Guido von; Austrian (spacecraft trajectories) astronaut (1880-1966).
Reference [266] - Report on Lunar Nomenclature, by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU: Space Science Reviews, Vol. 12, No. 2, June 1971, pages 136-186.
Updated Apr 09, 2012 9:47 AM
Parent Feature Pirquet

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