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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Driscoll
Clean Name Driscoll
Feature ID 15392
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 30.91 °
Southmost Latitude 30.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 33.16 °
Westmost Longitude 34.01 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude 30.58 °
Center Longitude 33.58 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 25, 2015
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Clara; American stained glass artist (1861-1944).
Reference [370] - A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls, by Martin Eidelberg, Nina Gray, and Margaret K. Hofer: Giles, 2007.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 11:45 AM

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