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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hun Kal
Clean Name Hun Kal
Feature ID 2584
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -0.50 °
Southmost Latitude -0.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.00 °
Westmost Longitude 20.00 °
Diameter 1.50 km
Center Latitude -0.50 °
Center Longitude 20.00 °
Northmost Latitude -0.40 °
Southmost Latitude -0.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 19.92 °
Westmost Longitude 19.95 °
Diameter 0.93 km
Center Latitude -0.41 °
Center Longitude 19.94 °
Northmost Latitude -0.44 °
Southmost Latitude -0.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.00 °
Westmost Longitude 20.02 °
Diameter 1.13 km
Center Latitude -0.46 °
Center Longitude 20.01 °
Quad H-06 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Mayan
Origin Means "20" in Mayan language.
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Updated Oct 06, 2017 1:18 PM
Additional Information 20th meridian passes through this crater. (IAU-defined longitude is 20 degrees.)

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