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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Herschel

Basic Info

Feature Name Herschel
Clean Name Herschel
Feature ID 2478
Target Mimas
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 18.14 °
Southmost Latitude -21.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 90.91 °
Westmost Longitude 131.10 °
Diameter 139.00 km
Center Latitude -1.38 °
Center Longitude 111.76 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin William; German-British astronomer; discovered Mimas and Enceladus (1738-1822).
Reference [37] - Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, by Keith Baines: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Aug 14, 2008 1:22 PM

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