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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bechet
Clean Name Bechet
Feature ID 15138
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 83.27 °
Southmost Latitude 82.87 °
Eastmost Longitude 93.55 °
Westmost Longitude 96.98 °
Diameter 17.60 km
Center Latitude 83.07 °
Center Longitude 95.27 °
Northmost Latitude 83.28 °
Southmost Latitude 82.87 °
Eastmost Longitude 91.95 °
Westmost Longitude 95.37 °
Diameter 17.60 km
Center Latitude 83.08 °
Center Longitude 93.66 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 18, 2013
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Sidney; American jazz musician and composer (1897-1959).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Jun 18, 2013 7:21 AM

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