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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Amethyst

Basic Info

Feature Name Amethyst
Clean Name Amethyst
Feature ID 14989
Target Steins
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.90 °
Southmost Latitude 28.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 343.20 °
Westmost Longitude 343.20 °
Diameter 0.45 km
Center Latitude 28.90 °
Center Longitude 343.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 09, 2012
Continent -
Culture -
Origin Violet gemstone, a variety of the mineral quartz.
Reference [272] - The Nature Company Guides: Rocks and Fossils, by Arthur B. Busbey III, Robert R. Coenraads, Paul Willis, and David Roots: Time Life Books, Australia, 1996.
Updated May 09, 2012 11:56 AM

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