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

Horace

Feature Name Horace
Clean Name Horace
Feature ID 2552
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -68.90 °
Southernmost Latitude -68.90 °
Easternmost Longitude 50.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 53.90 °
Diameter 58.00 km
Center Latitude -68.90 °
Center Longitude 52.00 °
Northernmost Latitude -68.66 °
Southernmost Latitude -69.97 °
Easternmost Longitude 48.04 °
Westernmost Longitude 51.77 °
Diameter 56.07 km
Center Latitude -69.31 °
Center Longitude 49.90 °
Northernmost Latitude -68.68 °
Southernmost Latitude -70.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 48.22 °
Westernmost Longitude 51.82 °
Diameter 56.00 km
Center Latitude -69.34 °
Center Longitude 50.02 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Roman
Quad H-15 [pdf]
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Roman poet (65-8 B.C.).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 1:48 PM

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