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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Arecibo Catena
Clean Name Arecibo Catena
Feature ID 15106
Target Mercury
Feature Type Catena, catenae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -26.66 °
Southmost Latitude -28.64 °
Eastmost Longitude 26.84 °
Westmost Longitude 29.69 °
Diameter 139.79 km
Center Latitude -27.58 °
Center Longitude 28.29 °
Northmost Latitude -26.70 °
Southmost Latitude -28.87 °
Eastmost Longitude 27.07 °
Westmost Longitude 29.83 °
Diameter 139.79 km
Center Latitude -27.72 °
Center Longitude 28.47 °
Quad H-11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 26, 2013
Continent North America
Ethnicity Puerto Rico
Origin Radio telescope in Puerto Rico.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Mar 26, 2013 12:48 PM
Additional Information Name changed from Arecibo Valles.

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