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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Buys-Ballot Y
Clean Name Buys Ballot Y
Feature ID 8026
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 23.43 °
Southmost Latitude 22.61 °
Eastmost Longitude 174.80 °
Westmost Longitude 173.91 °
Diameter 24.76 km
Center Latitude 23.02 °
Center Longitude 174.35 °
Northmost Latitude 22.90 °
Southmost Latitude 22.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 174.00 °
Westmost Longitude 174.00 °
Diameter 31.00 km
Center Latitude 22.90 °
Center Longitude 174.00 °
Northmost Latitude 23.37 °
Southmost Latitude 22.56 °
Eastmost Longitude 174.74 °
Westmost Longitude 173.86 °
Diameter 24.76 km
Center Latitude 22.97 °
Center Longitude 174.30 °
Quad LAC-50 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Christoph Hendrik Diederik; Dutch meteorologist (1817-1890).
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 Buys-Ballot

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