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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Erté
Clean Name Erte
Feature ID 15141
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 27.99 °
Southmost Latitude 26.93 °
Eastmost Longitude 116.91 °
Westmost Longitude 118.19 °
Diameter 48.55 km
Center Latitude 27.46 °
Center Longitude 117.55 °
Northmost Latitude 27.98 °
Southmost Latitude 26.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 116.69 °
Westmost Longitude 117.98 °
Diameter 48.50 km
Center Latitude 27.44 °
Center Longitude 117.33 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 18, 2013
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Romain de Tirtoff; French artist and designer of Russian origin (1892-1990).
Reference [303] - Erté, Things I Remember: An Autobiography: Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Co., 1975.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 12:18 PM

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