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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Grieg
Clean Name Grieg
Feature ID 2250
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 51.10 °
Southmost Latitude 51.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 12.90 °
Westmost Longitude 15.20 °
Diameter 65.00 km
Center Latitude 51.10 °
Center Longitude 14.00 °
Northmost Latitude 53.29 °
Southmost Latitude 51.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 14.03 °
Westmost Longitude 16.30 °
Diameter 58.84 km
Center Latitude 52.60 °
Center Longitude 15.17 °
Northmost Latitude 53.21 °
Southmost Latitude 51.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 14.19 °
Westmost Longitude 16.53 °
Diameter 59.00 km
Center Latitude 52.49 °
Center Longitude 15.36 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Norway
Origin Edvard; Norwegian composer (1843-1907).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 12:57 PM

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