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

Firdousi

Feature Name Firdousi
Clean Name Firdousi
Feature ID 14648
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 3.50 °
Southernmost Latitude 3.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 294.60 °
Westernmost Longitude 294.60 °
Diameter 96.00 km
Center Latitude 3.50 °
Center Longitude 294.60 °
Northernmost Latitude 4.63 °
Southernmost Latitude 2.32 °
Easternmost Longitude 293.45 °
Westernmost Longitude 295.76 °
Diameter 98.28 km
Center Latitude 3.48 °
Center Longitude 294.61 °
Northernmost Latitude 4.62 °
Southernmost Latitude 2.31 °
Easternmost Longitude 293.52 °
Westernmost Longitude 295.83 °
Diameter 98.00 km
Center Latitude 3.47 °
Center Longitude 294.68 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Persian
Quad H-10 [pdf]
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 03, 2010
Origin Hakim Abulkasim; Tajik/Persian poet (c. 940-1020/30).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 12:23 PM

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