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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Darío
Clean Name Dario
Feature ID 1420
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -26.50 °
Southmost Latitude -26.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 10.00 °
Westmost Longitude 10.00 °
Diameter 151.00 km
Center Latitude -26.50 °
Center Longitude 10.00 °
Northmost Latitude -24.46 °
Southmost Latitude -28.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 7.48 °
Westmost Longitude 11.45 °
Diameter 151.67 km
Center Latitude -26.24 °
Center Longitude 9.46 °
Northmost Latitude -24.54 °
Southmost Latitude -28.01 °
Eastmost Longitude 7.58 °
Westmost Longitude 11.44 °
Diameter 151.00 km
Center Latitude -26.28 °
Center Longitude 9.51 °
Quad H-11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent South and Central America
Culture Nicaragua
Origin Ruben; Nicaraguan poet, journalist (1867-1916).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 10:02 AM

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