Planetary Names

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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Rizal on Mercury

Rizal

Feature Name	Rizal
Clean Name	Rizal
Feature ID	15856
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	83.23 °
Southernmost Latitude	81.72 °
Easternmost Longitude	141.04 °
Westernmost Longitude	152.91 °
Diameter	64.00 km
Center Latitude	82.48 °
Center Longitude	146.98 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((211.6190877172633 83.215963646372, 213.4905809482852 83.23555633020135, 215.5122746703628 83.16420013565057, 217.5601559587111 82.99961897911204, 219.1418342825685 82.77001740058161, 219.6034751891947 82.48504266445492, 218.7661033596973 82.20363586141518, 217.2916279415253 81.93158689380363, 215.8214061150333 81.75445383585233, 214.1363821379331 81.67484286895048, 211.8930921545769 81.73280012489154, 210.3220999419958 81.83417298168695, 209.0690726330383 82.02696498598078, 207.8818997254418 82.25628364131694, 207.6791743731188 82.44804799082029, 207.7409569753914 82.6047901340215, 208.3679607396922 82.83162465349272, 209.7187579264511 83.06992278440575, 211.6190877172633 83.215963646372))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Philippines
Quad	H-01 [pdf]
Reference	[541] - The First Filipino, a Biography of José Rizal, by Leon Ma. Guerroro, National Historical Commission, Manila, 1974.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Sep 11, 2019
Origin	José, Filipino writer (1861 – 1896).
Last Updated	Sep 11, 2019 10:42 AM

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