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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tisserand
Clean Name Tisserand
Feature ID 6029
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 21.98 °
Southmost Latitude 20.84 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.78 °
Westmost Longitude 47.55 °
Diameter 34.63 km
Center Latitude 21.41 °
Center Longitude 48.17 °
Northmost Latitude 21.93 °
Southmost Latitude 20.79 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.72 °
Westmost Longitude 47.50 °
Diameter 34.63 km
Center Latitude 21.36 °
Center Longitude 48.11 °
Northmost Latitude 21.40 °
Southmost Latitude 21.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.20 °
Westmost Longitude 48.20 °
Diameter 36.00 km
Center Latitude 21.40 °
Center Longitude 48.20 °
Quad LAC-43 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Francois Felix; French astronomer (1845-1896).
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
Satellite Feature(s) Tisserand A
Tisserand B
Tisserand D
Tisserand K

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