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

Khansa

Feature Name Khansa
Clean Name Khansa
Feature ID 3005
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -59.70 °
Southernmost Latitude -59.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 49.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 54.70 °
Diameter 111.00 km
Center Latitude -59.70 °
Center Longitude 51.90 °
Northernmost Latitude -57.70 °
Southernmost Latitude -60.35 °
Easternmost Longitude 49.18 °
Westernmost Longitude 54.34 °
Diameter 112.93 km
Center Latitude -59.03 °
Center Longitude 51.76 °
Northernmost Latitude -57.63 °
Southernmost Latitude -60.27 °
Easternmost Longitude 49.56 °
Westernmost Longitude 54.32 °
Diameter 113.00 km
Center Latitude -58.95 °
Center Longitude 51.94 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Arabian
Quad H-11 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Al; Arab female poet (c. 6th century).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 2:59 PM

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