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

Dowland

Feature Name Dowland
Clean Name Dowland
Feature ID 1633
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -53.70 °
Southernmost Latitude -53.80 °
Easternmost Longitude 177.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 181.60 °
Diameter 100.00 km
Center Latitude -53.50 °
Center Longitude 179.50 °
Northernmost Latitude -52.39 °
Southernmost Latitude -54.72 °
Easternmost Longitude 178.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 181.85 °
Diameter 158.50 km
Center Latitude -53.65 °
Center Longitude 180.45 °
Northernmost Latitude -52.38 °
Southernmost Latitude -54.69 °
Easternmost Longitude 178.66 °
Westernmost Longitude 182.82 °
Diameter 158.00 km
Center Latitude -53.56 °
Center Longitude 180.70 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
England
Quad H-13 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin John; English composer (1562-1626).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 11:44 AM

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