Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Alencar on Mercury

Alencar

Feature Name Alencar
Clean Name Alencar
Feature ID 176
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -63.40 °
Southernmost Latitude -63.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 100.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 106.60 °
Diameter 120.00 km
Center Latitude -63.50 °
Center Longitude 103.50 °
Northernmost Latitude -62.38 °
Southernmost Latitude -64.87 °
Easternmost Longitude 100.96 °
Westernmost Longitude 106.57 °
Diameter 105.95 km
Center Latitude -63.63 °
Center Longitude 103.77 °
Northernmost Latitude -62.39 °
Southernmost Latitude -64.87 °
Easternmost Longitude 100.99 °
Westernmost Longitude 106.56 °
Diameter 106.00 km
Center Latitude -63.64 °
Center Longitude 103.78 °
Continent South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Brazil
Quad H-12 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin Jose de; Brazilian novelist (1829-1877).
Last Updated Oct 07, 2016 12:23 PM

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