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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Raditladi
Clean Name Raditladi
Feature ID 14387
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 30.33 °
Southmost Latitude 24.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 237.62 °
Westmost Longitude 244.44 °
Diameter 257.00 km
Center Latitude 27.28 °
Center Longitude 240.93 °
Northmost Latitude 30.14 °
Southmost Latitude 24.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 237.43 °
Westmost Longitude 244.23 °
Diameter 257.66 km
Center Latitude 27.11 °
Center Longitude 240.83 °
Northmost Latitude 30.17 °
Southmost Latitude 24.12 °
Eastmost Longitude 237.54 °
Westmost Longitude 244.34 °
Diameter 258.00 km
Center Latitude 27.15 °
Center Longitude 240.94 °
Quad H-04 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 08, 2008
Continent Africa
Culture Botswana
Origin Leetile Disang; Botswanan playwright and poet (1910-1971).
Reference [209] - African Authors: A Companion to Black African Writing, Vol. 1: 1300-1973, by Donald E. Herdeck: Black Orpheus Press, Washington, D.C., 1973.
Updated Oct 12, 2016 3:22 PM

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