Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Chao Meng-Fu on Mercury

Chao Meng-Fu

Feature Name Chao Meng-Fu
Clean Name Chao Meng Fu
Feature ID 1140
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -87.10 °
Southernmost Latitude -87.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 93.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 175.30 °
Diameter 167.00 km
Center Latitude -87.30 °
Center Longitude 134.20 °
Northernmost Latitude -86.67 °
Southernmost Latitude -89.52 °
Easternmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter 140.72 km
Center Latitude -88.42 °
Center Longitude 156.36 °
Northernmost Latitude -86.33 °
Southernmost Latitude -89.36 °
Easternmost Longitude 88.66 °
Westernmost Longitude 177.71 °
Diameter 128.65 km
Center Latitude -87.85 °
Center Longitude 133.19 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 China
Quad H-15 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Chinese painter and calligrapher (1254-1322).
Last Updated Oct 21, 2013 7:44 AM

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