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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Eminescu
Clean Name Eminescu
Feature ID 14388
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 12.23 °
Southmost Latitude 9.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 244.41 °
Westmost Longitude 247.41 °
Diameter 125.00 km
Center Latitude 10.79 °
Center Longitude 245.87 °
Northmost Latitude 12.23 °
Southmost Latitude 9.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 244.15 °
Westmost Longitude 247.25 °
Diameter 129.82 km
Center Latitude 10.70 °
Center Longitude 245.70 °
Northmost Latitude 12.13 °
Southmost Latitude 9.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 244.29 °
Westmost Longitude 247.29 °
Diameter 129.00 km
Center Latitude 10.66 °
Center Longitude 245.79 °
Quad H-09 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 08, 2008
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Romania (Rumania)
Origin Mihail; Romanian poet (1850-1889).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 12:03 PM

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