Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mahsati
Clean Name Mahsati
Feature ID 16387
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 40.50 °
Southmost Latitude 38.65 °
Eastmost Longitude 249.18 °
Westmost Longitude 251.42 °
Diameter 79.00 km
Center Latitude 39.57 °
Center Longitude 250.29 °
Quad H-04 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 07, 2025
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Persian
Origin Mahsati Ganjavi; medieval Persian poet (c. 1089-1159).
Reference [856] - Mother Persia: Women in Iran’s History: by Zhinia Noorian and Brian Griffith: Springer Nature Switzerland Publishing, 2024.
Updated Feb 07, 2025 9:17 PM

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