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

Giotto

Feature Name Giotto
Clean Name Giotto
Feature ID 2173
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 12.10 °
Southernmost Latitude 11.90 °
Easternmost Longitude 54.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 57.60 °
Diameter 150.00 km
Center Latitude 12.00 °
Center Longitude 55.80 °
Northernmost Latitude 14.16 °
Southernmost Latitude 10.77 °
Easternmost Longitude 54.73 °
Westernmost Longitude 58.20 °
Diameter 144.21 km
Center Latitude 12.47 °
Center Longitude 56.47 °
Northernmost Latitude 14.15 °
Southernmost Latitude 10.76 °
Easternmost Longitude 54.75 °
Westernmost Longitude 58.21 °
Diameter 144.00 km
Center Latitude 12.46 °
Center Longitude 56.48 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Italy
Quad H-06 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Italian painter (c. 1271-1337).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 12:45 PM

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