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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Chŏng Ch'ŏl
Clean Name Chong Ch ol
Feature ID 1213
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 46.50 °
Southmost Latitude 46.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 113.90 °
Westmost Longitude 118.40 °
Diameter 162.00 km
Center Latitude 46.40 °
Center Longitude 116.20 °
Northmost Latitude 48.39 °
Southmost Latitude 45.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 115.08 °
Westmost Longitude 119.98 °
Diameter 143.22 km
Center Latitude 46.71 °
Center Longitude 117.53 °
Northmost Latitude 48.36 °
Southmost Latitude 45.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 115.01 °
Westmost Longitude 119.61 °
Diameter 143.00 km
Center Latitude 46.87 °
Center Longitude 117.31 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Korea
Origin Korean poet (1536-1593).
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 3:53 PM

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