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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mussorgskij
Clean Name Mussorgskij
Feature ID 4079
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 32.90 °
Southmost Latitude 32.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 94.80 °
Westmost Longitude 98.30 °
Diameter 125.00 km
Center Latitude 32.80 °
Center Longitude 96.50 °
Northmost Latitude 34.10 °
Southmost Latitude 31.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 96.00 °
Westmost Longitude 99.23 °
Diameter 115.71 km
Center Latitude 32.74 °
Center Longitude 97.62 °
Northmost Latitude 34.12 °
Southmost Latitude 31.51 °
Eastmost Longitude 96.04 °
Westmost Longitude 99.26 °
Diameter 115.00 km
Center Latitude 32.82 °
Center Longitude 97.65 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Russia
Origin Modest; Russian composer (1839-1881).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 12, 2016 8:18 AM

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