Geographic Coordinate System - On Other Celestial Bodies

On Other Celestial Bodies

Similar coordinate systems are defined for other celestial bodies such as:

  • A similarly well-defined system based on the reference ellipsoid for Mars.
  • Selenographic coordinates for the Moon

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