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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Janáček
Clean Name Janacek
Feature ID 2804
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 56.20 °
Southmost Latitude 55.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 152.80 °
Westmost Longitude 154.90 °
Diameter 47.00 km
Center Latitude 56.00 °
Center Longitude 153.80 °
Northmost Latitude 56.16 °
Southmost Latitude 55.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 153.89 °
Westmost Longitude 155.87 °
Diameter 47.73 km
Center Latitude 55.60 °
Center Longitude 154.88 °
Northmost Latitude 56.23 °
Southmost Latitude 55.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 153.88 °
Westmost Longitude 155.82 °
Diameter 47.00 km
Center Latitude 55.72 °
Center Longitude 154.85 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Czechoslovakia
Origin Leos; Czechoslovakian composer (1854-1928).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 2:05 PM

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