Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Aitken N
Clean Name	Aitken N
Feature ID	7126
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	-17.51 °
Southmost Latitude	-17.75 °
Eastmost Longitude	172.86 °
Westmost Longitude	172.61 °
Diameter	7.15 km
Center Latitude	-17.63 °
Center Longitude	172.74 °
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Westmost Longitude	172.66 °
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Center Latitude	-17.71 °
Center Longitude	172.76 °
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-17.7108058929443, 172.864894866943 -17.7090892791748))
Northmost Latitude	-17.70 °
Southmost Latitude	-17.70 °
Eastmost Longitude	172.70 °
Westmost Longitude	172.70 °
Diameter	7.00 km
Center Latitude	-17.70 °
Center Longitude	172.70 °
WKT String	POINT (172.7 -17.7)
Quad	LAC-104 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	North America
Ethnicity	American
Origin	Robert Grant; American astronomer (1864-1951).
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Aitken

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