Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Albedo Feature: Pleias on Mercury

Pleias

Feature Name Pleias
Clean Name Pleias
Feature ID 14797
Target Mercury
Feature Type Albedo Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 15.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 15.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 140.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 140.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 15.00 °
Center Longitude 140.00 °
Northernmost Latitude 15.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 15.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 140.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 140.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 15.00 °
Center Longitude 140.00 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Roman
Quad H-07 [pdf]
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Albedo feature; Antoniadi map.
Last Updated Jan 28, 2011 9:26 AM
Additional Information Name corrected from Pleias Gallia.

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