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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Gibran
Clean Name Gibran
Feature ID 14581
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 35.50 °
Southmost Latitude 35.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 110.40 °
Westmost Longitude 110.40 °
Diameter 102.00 km
Center Latitude 35.50 °
Center Longitude 110.40 °
Northmost Latitude 37.01 °
Southmost Latitude 34.51 °
Eastmost Longitude 110.02 °
Westmost Longitude 113.10 °
Diameter 106.26 km
Center Latitude 35.76 °
Center Longitude 111.56 °
Northmost Latitude 36.95 °
Southmost Latitude 34.51 °
Eastmost Longitude 109.90 °
Westmost Longitude 112.97 °
Diameter 106.00 km
Center Latitude 35.73 °
Center Longitude 111.44 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 09, 2009
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Lebanon
Origin Kahlil (Khalil); Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer (1883-1931).
Reference [225] - Kahlil Gibran Man and Poet: A New Biography, by S. Bushrui and J. Jenkins: Oneworld Publications, 1998.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 12:43 PM

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