Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lucena
Clean Name Lucena
Feature ID 16389
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -24.58 °
Southmost Latitude -25.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 155.45 °
Westmost Longitude 156.74 °
Diameter 52.00 km
Center Latitude -25.21 °
Center Longitude 156.10 °
Quad H-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 07, 2025
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Colombia
Origin Clemencia; Colombian painter (1945-1983).
Reference [858] - Art History in a Global Context: Methods, Themes, and Approaches, edited by Ann Albritton and Gwen Farrelly: Wiley Publishing, 2020 (pg 38).
Updated Feb 07, 2025 9:30 PM

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