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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Fonteyn
Clean Name Fonteyn
Feature ID 14959
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 33.15 °
Southmost Latitude 32.54 °
Eastmost Longitude 263.90 °
Westmost Longitude 264.72 °
Diameter 29.41 km
Center Latitude 32.85 °
Center Longitude 264.31 °
Northmost Latitude 33.13 °
Southmost Latitude 32.51 °
Eastmost Longitude 264.08 °
Westmost Longitude 264.90 °
Diameter 29.00 km
Center Latitude 32.82 °
Center Longitude 264.49 °
Quad H-04 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 24, 2012
Continent Europe
Ethnicity England
Origin Margot; English ballet dancer (1919-1991).
Reference [139] - International Who's Who 1992-93: Europa Publications Limited, London, 1992 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 11, 2016 12:27 PM

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