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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Piazzolla
Clean Name Piazzolla
Feature ID 16330
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 34.78 °
Southmost Latitude 33.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 359.92 °
Westmost Longitude 0.95 °
Diameter 38.00 km
Center Latitude 34.38 °
Center Longitude 0.42 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 13, 2024
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Argentina
Origin Astor; Argentine tango composer and bandoneon player (1921 –1992).
Reference [810] - Le Grand Tango: The Life and Music of Astor Piazzolla, by Maria Susana Azzi and Simon Collier: Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2000. https://archive.org/details/legrandtangolifemu00azzi
Updated Aug 26, 2024 6:08 PM

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