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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hesiodus E
Clean Name Hesiodus E
Feature ID 9952
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -27.86 °
Southmost Latitude -27.96 °
Eastmost Longitude -15.29 °
Westmost Longitude -15.41 °
Diameter 3.16 km
Center Latitude -27.91 °
Center Longitude -15.35 °
Northmost Latitude -27.87 °
Southmost Latitude -27.97 °
Eastmost Longitude -15.36 °
Westmost Longitude -15.48 °
Diameter 3.10 km
Center Latitude -27.92 °
Center Longitude -15.42 °
Northmost Latitude -27.80 °
Southmost Latitude -27.80 °
Eastmost Longitude -15.30 °
Westmost Longitude -15.30 °
Diameter 3.00 km
Center Latitude -27.80 °
Center Longitude -15.30 °
Quad LAC-94 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Hesiod; Greek humanitarian (c. 735 B.C.).
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 Hesiodus

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