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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Steichen
Clean Name Steichen
Feature ID 14650
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -13.14 °
Southmost Latitude -13.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 282.73 °
Westmost Longitude 282.73 °
Diameter 159.00 km
Center Latitude -13.14 °
Center Longitude 282.73 °
Northmost Latitude -10.52 °
Southmost Latitude -15.12 °
Eastmost Longitude 280.51 °
Westmost Longitude 285.23 °
Diameter 196.17 km
Center Latitude -12.82 °
Center Longitude 282.87 °
Northmost Latitude -10.49 °
Southmost Latitude -15.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 280.60 °
Westmost Longitude 285.32 °
Diameter 196.00 km
Center Latitude -12.79 °
Center Longitude 282.96 °
Quad H-09 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 03, 2010
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Edward; American photographer and painter (1879-1973).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 14, 2016 9:03 AM

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