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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Xiao Zhao
Clean Name Xiao Zhao
Feature ID 14392
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 10.93 °
Southmost Latitude 10.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 235.92 °
Westmost Longitude 236.51 °
Diameter 23.00 km
Center Latitude 10.64 °
Center Longitude 236.21 °
Northmost Latitude 10.86 °
Southmost Latitude 10.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 235.80 °
Westmost Longitude 236.37 °
Diameter 24.1262 km
Center Latitude 10.57 °
Center Longitude 236.09 °
Northmost Latitude 10.86 °
Southmost Latitude 10.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 235.87 °
Westmost Longitude 236.44 °
Diameter 24.00 km
Center Latitude 10.58 °
Center Longitude 236.16 °
Quad H-09 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 08, 2008
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Chinese painter (active 1130-1162).
Reference [211] - The Dictionary of Art, Vols. 1-33, edited by Jane Turne: Macmillan Publishers, New York, 1996.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 12:05 PM

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