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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name MacNicol
Clean Name MacNicol
Feature ID 16097
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 67.69 °
Southmost Latitude 68.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 2.73 °
Westmost Longitude 5.36 °
Diameter 42.00 km
Center Latitude -68.19 °
Center Longitude 355.95 °
Quad H-15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 25, 2022
Continent Europe
Culture Scotland
Origin Bessie; Scottish painter (1869-1904).
Reference [645] - Dictionary of British Women Artists, by Sara Gray: Lutterworth Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0718830847.
Updated Oct 18, 2022 8:10 PM

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