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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Akutagawa
Clean Name Akutagawa
Feature ID 15386
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 49.40 °
Southmost Latitude 47.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 139.22 °
Westmost Longitude 142.96 °
Diameter 106.00 km
Center Latitude 48.25 °
Center Longitude 141.09 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 25, 2015
Continent Asia
Culture Japan
Origin Ryunosuke; Japanese writer (1892-1927).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 12:19 PM

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