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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Campbell A
Clean Name Campbell A
Feature ID 8073
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 52.11 °
Southmost Latitude 51.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 155.00 °
Westmost Longitude 153.87 °
Diameter 21.23 km
Center Latitude 51.76 °
Center Longitude 154.43 °
Northmost Latitude 52.20 °
Southmost Latitude 52.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 155.20 °
Westmost Longitude 155.20 °
Diameter 20.00 km
Center Latitude 52.20 °
Center Longitude 155.20 °
Northmost Latitude 52.13 °
Southmost Latitude 51.43 °
Eastmost Longitude 154.91 °
Westmost Longitude 153.78 °
Diameter 21.23 km
Center Latitude 51.78 °
Center Longitude 154.34 °
Quad LAC-17 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Leon; American astronomer (1881-1951); William Wallace; American astronomer (1862-1938).
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
Parent Feature Campbell

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