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

Kenkō

Feature Name Kenkō
Clean Name Kenko
Feature ID 2987
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -21.10 °
Southernmost Latitude -21.80 °
Easternmost Longitude 15.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 17.30 °
Diameter 99.00 km
Center Latitude -21.50 °
Center Longitude 16.10 °
Northernmost Latitude -20.05 °
Southernmost Latitude -22.52 °
Easternmost Longitude 14.91 °
Westernmost Longitude 17.56 °
Diameter 105.12 km
Center Latitude -21.29 °
Center Longitude 16.23 °
Northernmost Latitude -20.14 °
Southernmost Latitude -22.55 °
Easternmost Longitude 14.83 °
Westernmost Longitude 17.49 °
Diameter 105.00 km
Center Latitude -21.35 °
Center Longitude 16.16 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Japan
Quad H-06 [pdf]
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Yashida Ca; Japanese writer (1283-1352).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 2:25 PM

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