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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kenkō
Clean Name Kenko
Feature ID 2987
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -21.10 °
Southmost Latitude -21.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.00 °
Westmost Longitude 17.30 °
Diameter 99.00 km
Center Latitude -21.50 °
Center Longitude 16.10 °
Northmost Latitude -20.05 °
Southmost Latitude -22.52 °
Eastmost Longitude 14.91 °
Westmost Longitude 17.56 °
Diameter 105.12 km
Center Latitude -21.29 °
Center Longitude 16.23 °
Northmost Latitude -20.14 °
Southmost Latitude -22.55 °
Eastmost Longitude 14.83 °
Westmost Longitude 17.49 °
Diameter 105.00 km
Center Latitude -21.35 °
Center Longitude 16.16 °
Quad H-06 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Yashida Ca; Japanese writer (1283-1352).
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 2:25 PM

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