Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	[Rayleigh A]
Clean Name	Rayleigh A
Feature ID	12451
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	27.90 °
Southmost Latitude	27.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	87.40 °
Westmost Longitude	87.40 °
Diameter	38.00 km
Center Latitude	27.90 °
Center Longitude	87.40 °
WKT String	POINT (87.4 27.9)
Northmost Latitude	28.56 °
Southmost Latitude	27.27 °
Eastmost Longitude	88.12 °
Westmost Longitude	86.66 °
Diameter	38.99 km
Center Latitude	27.91 °
Center Longitude	87.39 °
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Quad	LAC-45 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Great Britain
Origin	John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh; British physicist; Nobel laureate (1842-1919).
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	Rayleigh
Additional Information	Renamed Urey

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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