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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lavoisier
Clean Name Lavoisier
Feature ID 3307
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 39.34 °
Southmost Latitude 37.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -79.76 °
Westmost Longitude -82.74 °
Diameter 71.01 km
Center Latitude 38.17 °
Center Longitude -81.25 °
Northmost Latitude 38.20 °
Southmost Latitude 38.20 °
Eastmost Longitude -81.20 °
Westmost Longitude -81.20 °
Diameter 70.00 km
Center Latitude 38.20 °
Center Longitude -81.20 °
Northmost Latitude 39.28 °
Southmost Latitude 36.98 °
Eastmost Longitude -79.84 °
Westmost Longitude -82.74 °
Diameter 69.79 km
Center Latitude 38.13 °
Center Longitude -81.38 °
Quad LAC-22 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Antoine Laurent; French chemist (1743-1794).
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
Satellite Feature(s) Lavoisier W
Lavoisier A
Lavoisier B
Lavoisier C
Lavoisier D
Lavoisier E
Lavoisier F
Lavoisier G
Lavoisier H
Lavoisier J
Lavoisier K
Lavoisier L
Lavoisier N
Lavoisier S
Lavoisier T
Lavoisier Z

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