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

Heaney

Feature Name Heaney
Clean Name Heaney
Feature ID 15565
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude -32.35 °
Southernmost Latitude -35.21 °
Easternmost Longitude 236.08 °
Westernmost Longitude 239.36 °
Diameter 125.00 km
Center Latitude -33.77 °
Center Longitude 237.71 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Ireland
Quad H-13 [pdf]
Reference [423] - New York Times obituary, by Margalit Fox: published in New York Times, August 30, 2013.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 20, 2017
Origin Seamus Justin; Irish poet and playwright (1939 - 2013).
Last Updated Mar 21, 2017 9:31 AM

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