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

Hitomaro

Feature Name Hitomaro
Clean Name Hitomaro
Feature ID 2526
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -16.10 °
Southernmost Latitude -16.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 14.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 17.20 °
Diameter 107.00 km
Center Latitude -16.20 °
Center Longitude 15.80 °
Northernmost Latitude -14.84 °
Southernmost Latitude -17.31 °
Easternmost Longitude 14.44 °
Westernmost Longitude 17.01 °
Diameter 105.21 km
Center Latitude -16.07 °
Center Longitude 15.72 °
Northernmost Latitude -14.84 °
Southernmost Latitude -17.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 14.38 °
Westernmost Longitude 16.93 °
Diameter 105.00 km
Center Latitude -16.07 °
Center Longitude 15.65 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Japan
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 Kakinomoto No; Japanese poet (c. 655-c. 700).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 1:35 PM

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