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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sher-Gil
Clean Name Sher Gil
Feature ID 14520
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -45.10 °
Southmost Latitude -45.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 225.50 °
Westmost Longitude 225.50 °
Diameter 73.00 km
Center Latitude -45.10 °
Center Longitude 225.50 °
Northmost Latitude -44.36 °
Southmost Latitude -46.15 °
Eastmost Longitude 223.97 °
Westmost Longitude 226.53 °
Diameter 76.56 km
Center Latitude -45.25 °
Center Longitude 225.25 °
Northmost Latitude -44.36 °
Southmost Latitude -46.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 223.97 °
Westmost Longitude 226.54 °
Diameter 77.00 km
Center Latitude -45.26 °
Center Longitude 225.26 °
Quad H-13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 20, 2008
Continent Asia
Culture India
Origin Amrita; Indian painter (1913-1941).
Reference [210] - Dictionary of Women Artists, edited by Delia Gaze: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago/London, 1997.
Updated Oct 13, 2016 10:40 AM

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