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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vestine A
Clean Name Vestine A
Feature ID 13676
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 36.31 °
Southmost Latitude 35.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 94.93 °
Westmost Longitude 94.21 °
Diameter 17.58 km
Center Latitude 36.02 °
Center Longitude 94.57 °
Northmost Latitude 36.22 °
Southmost Latitude 35.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 94.84 °
Westmost Longitude 94.03 °
Diameter 20.54 km
Center Latitude 35.95 °
Center Longitude 94.44 °
Northmost Latitude 36.20 °
Southmost Latitude 36.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 94.80 °
Westmost Longitude 94.80 °
Diameter 17.00 km
Center Latitude 36.20 °
Center Longitude 94.80 °
Quad LAC-29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Ernest Harry; American geophysicist (1906-1968).
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 Vestine

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