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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kirby
Clean Name Kirby
Feature ID 15858
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 83.35 °
Southmost Latitude 82.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 148.11 °
Westmost Longitude 154.53 °
Diameter 31.00 km
Center Latitude 82.96 °
Center Longitude 151.32 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 11, 2019
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Jack, American illustrator (1917 – 1994).
Reference [543] - Kirby: King of Comics (Anniversary Edition), by Mark Evanier: Abrams Comic Arts, New York, 2017.
Updated Sep 11, 2019 11:00 AM

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