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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Burke
Clean Name Burke
Feature ID 15433
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 86.24 °
Southmost Latitude 85.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 166.80 °
Westmost Longitude 176.32 °
Diameter 28.50 km
Center Latitude 85.91 °
Center Longitude 171.56 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 04, 2015
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Mary William Ethelbert Appleton “Billie”; American performing artist (1884-1970).
Reference [379] - Grant Hayter-Menzies, Mrs. Ziegfeld: The Public and Private Lives of Billie Burke, McFarland Publishing, 2009.
Updated Nov 04, 2015 8:59 AM

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