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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Egonu
Clean Name Egonu
Feature ID 15020
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 67.40 °
Southmost Latitude 67.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 299.20 °
Westmost Longitude 299.20 °
Diameter 25.00 km
Center Latitude 67.40 °
Center Longitude 299.20 °
Northmost Latitude 67.44 °
Southmost Latitude 66.85 °
Eastmost Longitude 297.76 °
Westmost Longitude 299.28 °
Diameter 25.00 km
Center Latitude 67.15 °
Center Longitude 298.52 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 06, 2012
Continent Africa
Culture Nigeria
Origin Uzo; Nigerian artist (1931-1996).
Reference [214] - St. James Guide to Black Artists, edited by Thomas Riggs: St. James Press, Detroit, 1997.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 11:56 AM

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