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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Halim
Clean Name Halim
Feature ID 16352
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 49.35 °
Southmost Latitude 48.38 °
Eastmost Longitude 100.15 °
Westmost Longitude 101.72 °
Diameter 44.00 km
Center Latitude 48.87 °
Center Longitude 100.94 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 14, 2024
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Egypt
Origin Tahia; Egyptian painter (1919-2003).
Reference [829] - Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East, edited by Sherifa Zuhur: American University in Cairo Press, 1998, pg. 167.
Updated Nov 14, 2024 7:10 PM

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