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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Messor
Clean Name Messor
Feature ID 15445
Target Ceres
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 52.41 °
Southmost Latitude 47.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 237.52 °
Westmost Longitude 229.94 °
Diameter 40.00 km
Center Latitude 49.93 °
Center Longitude 233.73 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 04, 2015
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Roman god of harvesting, of cutting of the grain.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Feb 09, 2016 1:52 PM

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