Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nairne on Mercury

Nairne

Feature Name	Nairne
Clean Name	Nairne
Feature ID	16052
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-69.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	-70.98 °
Easternmost Longitude	356.46 °
Westernmost Longitude	0.35 °
Diameter	56.00 km
Center Latitude	-70.34 °
Center Longitude	358.41 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((2.65710449218858 -70.92901611328125, 3.028320312500057 -70.82928466796858, 3.30712890625108 -70.75451660156233, 3.564514160156875 -70.44091796874972, 3.347106933594944 -70.2821044921871, 2.97027587890625 -70.05407714843727, 2.845703125000512 -69.97882080078119, 2.568725585938694 -69.89581298828125, 2.054504394532444 -69.74169921875, 1.12988281250108 -69.7777099609371, 0.2952880859386369 -69.894287109375, 0.01068655498056614 -70.04347339576395, 2.273736754432321e-13 -70.04907762170103, -0.1535034179686363 -70.12957763671841, -0.2769165039060795 -70.39178466796864, -0.02111816406238631 -70.66821289062466, 2.273736754432321e-13 -70.67469497162739, 0.01811125261377811 -70.68025410101745, 0.5032958984378411 -70.83050537109375, 1.144104003906534 -70.92718505859364, 1.869506835938353 -70.96630859375, 2.65710449218858 -70.92901611328125)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Scotland
Quad	H-15 [pdf]
Reference	[99] - Index to Women of the World, by N.O. Ireland: F.W. Faxon Co., Westwood, Mass., 1988 (and other editions).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jan 12, 2022
Origin	Carolina; Scottish songwriter (1766-1845).
Last Updated	Apr 28, 2022 5:02 PM

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.
Get help using the map above.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected in the feature boundaries in the map above. Only the primary control network feature boundaries (in green) are displayed on the map.

Nairne

PDF Maps of Mercury