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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Truffaut
Clean Name Truffaut
Feature ID 16331
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 14.32 °
Southmost Latitude 12.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 62.29 °
Westmost Longitude 64.17 °
Diameter 79.00 km
Center Latitude 13.49 °
Center Longitude 63.21 °
Quad H-06 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 13, 2024
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin François; French filmmaker and art critic (1932 – 1984).
Reference [811] - François Truffaut: Britannica Online: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francois-Truffaut
Updated Aug 13, 2024 7:05 PM

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