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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kyōsai
Clean Name Kyosai
Feature ID 15084
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 25.70 °
Southmost Latitude 24.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 354.51 °
Westmost Longitude 355.44 °
Diameter 38.95 km
Center Latitude 25.24 °
Center Longitude 354.97 °
Northmost Latitude 25.61 °
Southmost Latitude 24.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 354.64 °
Westmost Longitude 355.65 °
Diameter 39.00 km
Center Latitude 25.15 °
Center Longitude 355.14 °
Quad H-05 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 19, 2012
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Kawanabe; Japanese artist (1831-1889).
Reference [211] - The Dictionary of Art, Vols. 1-33, edited by Jane Turne: Macmillan Publishers, New York, 1996.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 3:24 PM

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