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| Feature Name | Pettengill Dorsum |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Pettengill Dorsum |
| Feature ID | 16495 |
| Target | Mercury |
| Feature Type | Dorsum, dorsa |
| Coordinate System | Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 81.98 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 71.92 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 327.37 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 50.18 ° |
| Diameter | 804.00 km |
| Center Latitude | 79.00 ° |
| Center Longitude | 9.96 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | H-01 [pdf] |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Continent | North America |
| Ethnicity | United States |
| Origin | Origin: Gordon; American radio astronomer who measured the spin rate of Mercury by reflecting radar pulses from the planet's surface and studying the pattern of Doppler shifts of the returning signals (1926-2021). |
| Reference | [937] - Professor Emeritus Gordon Pettengill, radio astronomy pioneer, dies at 95. MIT News, June 1, 2021.(https://news.mit.edu/2021/professor-emeritus-gordon-pettengill-dies-0601 ) |
| Updated | Aug 19, 2026 5:33 PM |
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