Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Posidonius B
Clean Name	Posidonius B
Feature ID	12284
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	33.35 °
Southmost Latitude	32.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	31.28 °
Westmost Longitude	30.72 °
Diameter	14.18 km
Center Latitude	33.14 °
Center Longitude	31.00 °
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Northmost Latitude	33.38 °
Southmost Latitude	32.93 °
Eastmost Longitude	31.30 °
Westmost Longitude	30.75 °
Diameter	14.05 km
Center Latitude	33.16 °
Center Longitude	31.02 °
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Northmost Latitude	33.10 °
Southmost Latitude	33.10 °
Eastmost Longitude	30.90 °
Westmost Longitude	30.90 °
Diameter	14.00 km
Center Latitude	33.10 °
Center Longitude	30.90 °
WKT String	POINT (30.9 33.1)
Quad	LAC-26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Greek
Origin	Of Apamea; Greek geographer (135(?)-51(?) B.C.).
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	Posidonius

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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