Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Spörer A
Clean Name	Sporer A
Feature ID	13185
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	-3.36 °
Southmost Latitude	-3.51 °
Eastmost Longitude	-2.00 °
Westmost Longitude	-2.15 °
Diameter	4.48 km
Center Latitude	-3.44 °
Center Longitude	-2.07 °
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Westmost Longitude	-2.20 °
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Center Latitude	-3.46 °
Center Longitude	-2.12 °
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Northmost Latitude	-3.40 °
Southmost Latitude	-3.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	-2.10 °
Westmost Longitude	-2.10 °
Diameter	5.00 km
Center Latitude	-3.40 °
Center Longitude	-2.10 °
WKT String	POINT (357.9 -3.4)
Quad	LAC-77 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Germany
Origin	Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav; German astronomer (1822-1895).
Reference	[89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Spörer

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