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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Homer
Clean Name Homer
Feature ID 2545
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -1.10 °
Southmost Latitude -1.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 32.50 °
Westmost Longitude 39.90 °
Diameter 314.00 km
Center Latitude -1.20 °
Center Longitude 36.20 °
Northmost Latitude 2.49 °
Southmost Latitude -5.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 32.84 °
Westmost Longitude 40.32 °
Diameter 318.70 km
Center Latitude -1.26 °
Center Longitude 36.58 °
Northmost Latitude 2.45 °
Southmost Latitude -5.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 32.88 °
Westmost Longitude 40.37 °
Diameter 319.00 km
Center Latitude -1.30 °
Center Longitude 36.62 °
Quad H-06 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek epic poet (8th or 9th century B.C.).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 1:45 PM

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