Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Hercules E
Clean Name	Hercules E
Feature ID	9892
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	45.96 °
Southmost Latitude	45.64 °
Eastmost Longitude	38.90 °
Westmost Longitude	38.49 °
Diameter	9.98 km
Center Latitude	45.80 °
Center Longitude	38.70 °
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Northmost Latitude	45.97 °
Southmost Latitude	45.63 °
Eastmost Longitude	38.88 °
Westmost Longitude	38.45 °
Diameter	9.02 km
Center Latitude	45.80 °
Center Longitude	38.67 °
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Northmost Latitude	45.70 °
Southmost Latitude	45.70 °
Eastmost Longitude	38.50 °
Westmost Longitude	38.50 °
Diameter	9.00 km
Center Latitude	45.70 °
Center Longitude	38.50 °
WKT String	POINT (38.5 45.7)
Quad	LAC-27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Greek
Origin	Latin spelling for Greek mythological hero Heracles.
Reference	[93] - Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, edited by Maria Leach: Harper and Row, Inc., New York, 1984.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Hercules

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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