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

Josetsu

Feature Name Josetsu
Clean Name Josetsu
Feature ID 15855
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude 83.95 °
Southernmost Latitude 83.21 °
Easternmost Longitude 131.73 °
Westernmost Longitude 138.13 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude 83.58 °
Center Longitude 134.93 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Japan
Quad H-01 [pdf]
Reference [540] - Circa 1492: Art in the Age of Exploration, edited by Jay A. Levinson: Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1991.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 11, 2019
Origin Taikō, Japanese ink painter (1405 – 1496).
Last Updated Sep 11, 2019 10:35 AM

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