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

Faulkner

Feature Name Faulkner
Clean Name Faulkner
Feature ID 14958
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 10.03 °
Southernmost Latitude 6.09 °
Easternmost Longitude 281.03 °
Westernmost Longitude 284.90 °
Diameter 167.84 km
Center Latitude 8.06 °
Center Longitude 282.97 °
Northernmost Latitude 10.05 °
Southernmost Latitude 6.11 °
Easternmost Longitude 281.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 284.97 °
Diameter 168.00 km
Center Latitude 8.08 °
Center Longitude 283.03 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
United States
Quad H-09 [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 Apr 24, 2012
Origin William; American author (1897-1962).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 12:20 PM

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