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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Peridot

Basic Info

Feature Name Peridot
Clean Name Peridot
Feature ID 14995
Target Steins
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -25.10 °
Southmost Latitude -25.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 336.00 °
Westmost Longitude 336.00 °
Diameter 0.27 km
Center Latitude -25.10 °
Center Longitude 336.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 09, 2012
Continent -
Culture -
Origin Green gemstone, a variety of the mineral olivine.
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 12:06 PM

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