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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Monk
Clean Name Monk
Feature ID 15144
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 66.40 °
Southmost Latitude 66.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 296.18 °
Westmost Longitude 296.89 °
Diameter 12.54 km
Center Latitude 66.26 °
Center Longitude 296.54 °
Northmost Latitude 66.23 °
Southmost Latitude 65.94 °
Eastmost Longitude 295.83 °
Westmost Longitude 296.55 °
Diameter 12.00 km
Center Latitude 66.08 °
Center Longitude 296.19 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 18, 2013
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Thelonious; American jazz musician and composer (1917-1982).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 12, 2016 8:02 AM

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