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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Turquoise

Basic Info

Feature Name Turquoise
Clean Name Turquoise
Feature ID 14978
Target Steins
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -31.60 °
Southmost Latitude -31.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 113.40 °
Westmost Longitude 113.40 °
Diameter 0.47 km
Center Latitude -31.60 °
Center Longitude 113.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 09, 2012
Continent -
Culture -
Origin Opaque blue-to-green mineral of arid climates that has been used as a gemstone for thousands of years.
Reference [272] - The Nature Company Guides: Rocks and Fossils, by Arthur B. Busbey III, Robert R. Coenraads, Paul Willis, and David Roots: Time Life Books, Australia, 1996.
Updated May 09, 2012 11:36 AM

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