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

Degas

Feature Name Degas
Clean Name Degas
Feature ID 1458
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 37.50 °
Southernmost Latitude 37.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 125.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 127.20 °
Diameter 60.00 km
Center Latitude 37.40 °
Center Longitude 126.40 °
Northernmost Latitude 37.76 °
Southernmost Latitude 36.47 °
Easternmost Longitude 127.18 °
Westernmost Longitude 128.80 °
Diameter 54.90 km
Center Latitude 37.12 °
Center Longitude 127.99 °
Northernmost Latitude 37.71 °
Southernmost Latitude 36.45 °
Easternmost Longitude 126.57 °
Westernmost Longitude 128.11 °
Diameter 54.00 km
Center Latitude 37.08 °
Center Longitude 127.34 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
France
Quad H-03 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin Edgar; French painter (1834-1917).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 10:14 AM

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