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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nairne
Clean Name Nairne
Feature ID 16052
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -69.70 °
Southmost Latitude -70.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 356.46 °
Westmost Longitude 0.35 °
Diameter 56.00 km
Center Latitude -70.34 °
Center Longitude 358.41 °
Quad H-15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 12, 2022
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Scotland
Origin Carolina; Scottish songwriter (1766-1845).
Reference [99] - Index to Women of the World, by N.O. Ireland: F.W. Faxon Co., Westwood, Mass., 1988 (and other editions).
Updated Apr 28, 2022 5:02 PM

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