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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bek
Clean Name Bek
Feature ID 14641
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 21.10 °
Southmost Latitude 21.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.30 °
Westmost Longitude 50.30 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude 21.10 °
Center Longitude 50.30 °
Northmost Latitude 21.55 °
Southmost Latitude 20.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.51 °
Westmost Longitude 51.32 °
Diameter 32.19 km
Center Latitude 21.18 °
Center Longitude 50.92 °
Northmost Latitude 21.54 °
Southmost Latitude 20.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.58 °
Westmost Longitude 51.39 °
Diameter 32.00 km
Center Latitude 21.16 °
Center Longitude 50.99 °
Quad H-06 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 03, 2010
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Egyptian sculptor (active c. 1340 B.C.).
Reference [211] - The Dictionary of Art, Vols. 1-33, edited by Jane Turne: Macmillan Publishers, New York, 1996.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 2:28 PM

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