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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lysippus
Clean Name Lysippus
Feature ID 3540
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 0.80 °
Southmost Latitude 0.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 131.00 °
Westmost Longitude 134.10 °
Diameter 140.00 km
Center Latitude 0.80 °
Center Longitude 132.50 °
Northmost Latitude 2.52 °
Southmost Latitude -1.12 °
Eastmost Longitude 130.97 °
Westmost Longitude 134.60 °
Diameter 154.64 km
Center Latitude 0.70 °
Center Longitude 132.78 °
Northmost Latitude 2.78 °
Southmost Latitude -0.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 130.93 °
Westmost Longitude 134.57 °
Diameter 155.00 km
Center Latitude 1.03 °
Center Longitude 132.75 °
Quad H-07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Greek sculptor (4th century B.C.).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 4:00 PM

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