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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bjornson
Clean Name Bjornson
Feature ID 761
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 73.30 °
Southmost Latitude 72.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 105.80 °
Westmost Longitude 112.50 °
Diameter 88.00 km
Center Latitude 73.10 °
Center Longitude 109.20 °
Northmost Latitude 73.96 °
Southmost Latitude 72.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 111.46 °
Westmost Longitude 117.58 °
Diameter 75.93 km
Center Latitude 73.07 °
Center Longitude 114.52 °
Northmost Latitude 74.00 °
Southmost Latitude 72.21 °
Eastmost Longitude 110.91 °
Westmost Longitude 117.07 °
Diameter 75.93 km
Center Latitude 73.11 °
Center Longitude 113.99 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Norway
Origin Bjornstjerne; Norwegian poet and dramatist (1832-1910).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Mar 07, 2011 10:53 AM

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