Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Kyōsai
Clean Name	Kyosai
Feature ID	15084
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	25.70 °
Southmost Latitude	24.78 °
Eastmost Longitude	354.51 °
Westmost Longitude	355.44 °
Diameter	38.95 km
Center Latitude	25.24 °
Center Longitude	354.97 °
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Northmost Latitude	25.61 °
Southmost Latitude	24.70 °
Eastmost Longitude	354.64 °
Westmost Longitude	355.65 °
Diameter	39.00 km
Center Latitude	25.15 °
Center Longitude	355.14 °
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Quad	H-05 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Dec 19, 2012
Continent	Asia
Ethnicity	Japan
Origin	Kawanabe; Japanese artist (1831-1889).
Reference	[211] - The Dictionary of Art, Vols. 1-33, edited by Jane Turne: Macmillan Publishers, New York, 1996.
Updated	Oct 11, 2016 3:24 PM

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