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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hugo
Clean Name Hugo
Feature ID 2576
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 39.00 °
Southmost Latitude 38.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 43.90 °
Westmost Longitude 50.10 °
Diameter 198.00 km
Center Latitude 38.90 °
Center Longitude 47.00 °
Northmost Latitude 42.00 °
Southmost Latitude 37.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 45.39 °
Westmost Longitude 51.68 °
Diameter 206.20 km
Center Latitude 39.58 °
Center Longitude 48.54 °
Northmost Latitude 42.02 °
Southmost Latitude 37.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 45.35 °
Westmost Longitude 51.63 °
Diameter 206.00 km
Center Latitude 39.61 °
Center Longitude 48.49 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Victor; French writer, dramatist and poet (1802-1885).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 1:50 PM

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