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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Apollodorus
Clean Name Apollodorus
Feature ID 14397
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 31.08 °
Southmost Latitude 30.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 196.50 °
Westmost Longitude 197.64 °
Diameter 41.00 km
Center Latitude 30.58 °
Center Longitude 197.01 °
Northmost Latitude 31.02 °
Southmost Latitude 30.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 196.15 °
Westmost Longitude 197.28 °
Diameter 41.50 km
Center Latitude 30.54 °
Center Longitude 196.72 °
Northmost Latitude 30.99 °
Southmost Latitude 30.02 °
Eastmost Longitude 196.08 °
Westmost Longitude 197.21 °
Diameter 41.51 km
Center Latitude 30.51 °
Center Longitude 196.65 °
Quad H-04 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 08, 2008
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Apollodorus of Damascus; Greek architect (2nd century AD).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 07, 2016 1:52 PM
Additional Information Some sources credit Apollodorus as being the architect of the Pantheon.

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