Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Sulpicius Gallus B
Clean Name	Sulpicius Gallus B
Feature ID	13341
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	18.09 °
Southmost Latitude	17.88 °
Eastmost Longitude	13.09 °
Westmost Longitude	12.86 °
Diameter	6.43 km
Center Latitude	17.98 °
Center Longitude	12.97 °
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Center Longitude	12.95 °
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Northmost Latitude	18.00 °
Southmost Latitude	18.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	13.00 °
Westmost Longitude	13.00 °
Diameter	7.00 km
Center Latitude	18.00 °
Center Longitude	13.00 °
WKT String	POINT (13 18)
Quad	LAC-42 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Roman
Origin	Gaius; Roman astronomer (unkn-fl. c. B.C. 166).
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	Sulpicius Gallus

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Status and Origin

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