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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name van Rhijn T
Clean Name van Rhijn T
Feature ID 13613
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 52.67 °
Southmost Latitude 51.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 141.00 °
Westmost Longitude 139.23 °
Diameter 32.96 km
Center Latitude 52.13 °
Center Longitude 140.11 °
Northmost Latitude 52.69 °
Southmost Latitude 51.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 140.77 °
Westmost Longitude 139.00 °
Diameter 32.96 km
Center Latitude 52.14 °
Center Longitude 139.88 °
Northmost Latitude 52.20 °
Southmost Latitude 52.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 140.00 °
Westmost Longitude 140.00 °
Diameter 35.00 km
Center Latitude 52.20 °
Center Longitude 140.00 °
Quad LAC-17 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Pieter Johannes; Dutch astronomer (1886-1960).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature van Rhijn

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