Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Petőfi on Mercury

Petőfi

Feature Name Petőfi
Clean Name Petofi
Feature ID 15104
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -83.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -83.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 241.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 241.30 °
Diameter 61.00 km
Center Latitude -83.50 °
Center Longitude 241.30 °
Northernmost Latitude -82.82 °
Southernmost Latitude -84.28 °
Easternmost Longitude 234.13 °
Westernmost Longitude 247.17 °
Diameter 61.00 km
Center Latitude -83.55 °
Center Longitude 240.65 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Hungary
Quad H-15 [pdf]
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 15, 2013
Origin Sándor; Hungarian poet (1823-1849).
Last Updated Mar 15, 2013 8:01 AM

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