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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rivera
Clean Name Rivera
Feature ID 15320
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 69.73 °
Southmost Latitude 68.85 °
Eastmost Longitude 326.49 °
Westmost Longitude 329.15 °
Diameter 40.00 km
Center Latitude 69.29 °
Center Longitude 327.82 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 30, 2015
Continent North America
Ethnicity Mexico
Origin Diego; Mexican painter (1886-1957).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 13, 2016 9:41 AM

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