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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bashō
Clean Name Basho
Feature ID 628
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -32.60 °
Southmost Latitude -32.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 168.70 °
Westmost Longitude 170.70 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude -32.70 °
Center Longitude 169.70 °
Northmost Latitude -31.55 °
Southmost Latitude -33.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 169.40 °
Westmost Longitude 171.48 °
Diameter 74.62 km
Center Latitude -32.43 °
Center Longitude 170.44 °
Northmost Latitude -31.51 °
Southmost Latitude -33.27 °
Eastmost Longitude 169.41 °
Westmost Longitude 171.50 °
Diameter 75.00 km
Center Latitude -32.39 °
Center Longitude 170.45 °
Quad H-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Matsuo; Japanese poet (1644-1694).
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 2:19 PM

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