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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Li Ch'ing-Chao
Clean Name Li Ch ing Chao
Feature ID 3378
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -76.80 °
Southmost Latitude -77.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 70.10 °
Westmost Longitude 76.00 °
Diameter 61.00 km
Center Latitude -77.10 °
Center Longitude 73.10 °
Northmost Latitude -77.10 °
Southmost Latitude -78.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 67.53 °
Westmost Longitude 75.28 °
Diameter 69.12 km
Center Latitude -77.91 °
Center Longitude 71.40 °
Northmost Latitude -77.15 °
Southmost Latitude -78.77 °
Eastmost Longitude 67.75 °
Westmost Longitude 74.60 °
Diameter 69.00 km
Center Latitude -77.96 °
Center Longitude 71.17 °
Quad H-15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Culture China
Origin Chinese poet (1081-c. 1141).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 3:45 PM

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