Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Mercurius K
Clean Name	Mercurius K
Feature ID	11350
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	47.64 °
Southmost Latitude	47.01 °
Eastmost Longitude	73.35 °
Westmost Longitude	72.43 °
Diameter	19.17 km
Center Latitude	47.33 °
Center Longitude	72.89 °
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Northmost Latitude	47.65 °
Southmost Latitude	46.99 °
Eastmost Longitude	73.50 °
Westmost Longitude	72.53 °
Diameter	20.00 km
Center Latitude	47.32 °
Center Longitude	73.01 °
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Northmost Latitude	47.40 °
Southmost Latitude	47.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	73.20 °
Westmost Longitude	73.20 °
Diameter	21.00 km
Center Latitude	47.40 °
Center Longitude	73.20 °
WKT String	POINT (73.2 47.4)
Quad	LAC-28 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Roman
Origin	Mercury; Roman mythical messenger.
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	Mercurius

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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