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

Carleton

Feature Name Carleton
Clean Name Carleton
Feature ID 15774
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude -50.20 °
Southernmost Latitude -54.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 300.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 306.60 °
Diameter 177.00 km
Center Latitude -52.20 °
Center Longitude 303.40 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Ireland
Quad H-14 [pdf]
Reference [487] - William Carleton, the novelist: his carnival and pastoral world of tragicomedy, by David Krause: University Press of America, 2000.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 19, 2018
Origin William; Irish writer (1794-1869).
Last Updated Oct 19, 2018 3:08 PM

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