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

Han Kan

Feature Name Han Kan
Clean Name Han Kan
Feature ID 2343
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -71.60 °
Southernmost Latitude -71.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 142.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 145.50 °
Diameter 50.00 km
Center Latitude -71.60 °
Center Longitude 143.80 °
Northernmost Latitude -71.66 °
Southernmost Latitude -72.84 °
Easternmost Longitude 144.17 °
Westernmost Longitude 148.03 °
Diameter 50.12 km
Center Latitude -72.25 °
Center Longitude 146.10 °
Northernmost Latitude -71.53 °
Southernmost Latitude -72.72 °
Easternmost Longitude 144.52 °
Westernmost Longitude 148.28 °
Diameter 50.00 km
Center Latitude -72.13 °
Center Longitude 146.40 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
China
Quad H-15 [pdf]
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Origin Chinese painter (720-780).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 1:10 PM

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