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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pieria
Clean Name Pieria
Feature ID 4725
Target Mercury
Feature Type Albedo Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 0.00 °
Southmost Latitude 0.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 270.00 °
Westmost Longitude 270.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 0.00 °
Center Longitude 270.00 °
Northmost Latitude 0.00 °
Southmost Latitude 0.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 270.00 °
Westmost Longitude 270.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 0.00 °
Center Longitude 270.00 °
Northmost Latitude 0.00 °
Southmost Latitude 0.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 270.00 °
Westmost Longitude 270.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 0.00 °
Center Longitude 270.00 °
Quad H-09 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Albedo name for H-10, Derain region.
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Apr 01, 2020 1:17 PM

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