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

Caravaggio

Feature Name Caravaggio
Clean Name Caravaggio
Feature ID 15175
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude 5.35 °
Southernmost Latitude 1.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 270.60 °
Westernmost Longitude 274.92 °
Diameter 185.00 km
Center Latitude 3.18 °
Center Longitude 272.76 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Italy
Quad H-09 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 22, 2013
Origin Michelangelo Merisi; Italian painter (1571-1610).
Last Updated Oct 07, 2016 3:38 PM

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