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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vonnegut
Clean Name Vonnegut
Feature ID 15623
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 83.03 °
Southmost Latitude 82.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 247.41 °
Westmost Longitude 252.34 °
Diameter 26.61 km
Center Latitude 82.72 °
Center Longitude 249.91 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 04, 2017
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Kurt; American writer (1922-2007).
Reference [441] - Kurt Vonnegut: A Critical Companion, by Thomas F. Marvin; Greenwood, 2002.
Updated Aug 04, 2017 1:13 PM

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