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

Gainsborough

Feature Name Gainsborough
Clean Name Gainsborough
Feature ID 2061
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -36.00 °
Southernmost Latitude -36.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 182.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 184.60 °
Diameter 100.00 km
Center Latitude -36.10 °
Center Longitude 183.30 °
Northernmost Latitude -34.65 °
Southernmost Latitude -36.88 °
Easternmost Longitude 183.07 °
Westernmost Longitude 185.82 °
Diameter 95.20 km
Center Latitude -35.76 °
Center Longitude 184.45 °
Northernmost Latitude -34.66 °
Southernmost Latitude -36.79 °
Easternmost Longitude 183.21 °
Westernmost Longitude 185.83 °
Diameter 95.00 km
Center Latitude -35.73 °
Center Longitude 184.52 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
England
Quad H-13 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Origin Thomas; English painter (1727-1788).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 12:33 PM

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