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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Shakespeare
Clean Name Shakespeare
Feature ID 5456
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 49.80 °
Southmost Latitude 49.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 144.40 °
Westmost Longitude 157.30 °
Diameter 370.00 km
Center Latitude 49.70 °
Center Longitude 150.90 °
Northmost Latitude 52.48 °
Southmost Latitude 43.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 145.29 °
Westmost Longitude 159.22 °
Diameter 399.06 km
Center Latitude 47.79 °
Center Longitude 152.25 °
Northmost Latitude 52.74 °
Southmost Latitude 43.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 145.29 °
Westmost Longitude 159.22 °
Diameter 399.00 km
Center Latitude 48.10 °
Center Longitude 152.25 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture England
Origin William; English poet and dramatist (1564-1616).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 13, 2016 10:36 AM

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