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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pahinui
Clean Name Pahinui
Feature ID 15103
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -27.53 °
Southmost Latitude -28.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 212.48 °
Westmost Longitude 213.86 °
Diameter 53.86 km
Center Latitude -28.16 °
Center Longitude 213.17 °
Northmost Latitude -27.52 °
Southmost Latitude -28.79 °
Eastmost Longitude 212.49 °
Westmost Longitude 213.93 °
Diameter 54.00 km
Center Latitude -28.16 °
Center Longitude 213.21 °
Quad H-13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 15, 2013
Continent Oceania
Culture Hawaii
Origin Charles Phillip Kahahawai “Gabby”; Hawaiian musician (1921-1980).
Reference [293] - The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians, by Lorene Ruymar: Centerstream Publications, 1996.
Updated Oct 12, 2016 12:19 PM

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