Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Gassendi L
Clean Name	Gassendi L
Feature ID	9360
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	-20.31 °
Southmost Latitude	-20.48 °
Eastmost Longitude	-41.69 °
Westmost Longitude	-41.88 °
Diameter	5.32 km
Center Latitude	-20.39 °
Center Longitude	-41.79 °
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Center Latitude	-20.40 °
Center Longitude	-41.80 °
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Northmost Latitude	-20.40 °
Southmost Latitude	-20.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	-41.80 °
Westmost Longitude	-41.80 °
Diameter	6.00 km
Center Latitude	-20.40 °
Center Longitude	-41.80 °
WKT String	POINT (318.2 -20.4)
Quad	LAC-93 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	France
Origin	Pierre; French astronomer, mathematician (1592-1655).
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
Parent Feature	Gassendi

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