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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kuan Han-Ch'ing
Clean Name Kuan Han Ch ing
Feature ID 3131
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 29.40 °
Southmost Latitude 29.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.40 °
Westmost Longitude 54.50 °
Diameter 151.00 km
Center Latitude 29.40 °
Center Longitude 52.40 °
Northmost Latitude 31.09 °
Southmost Latitude 27.71 °
Eastmost Longitude 51.70 °
Westmost Longitude 55.58 °
Diameter 143.72 km
Center Latitude 29.40 °
Center Longitude 53.64 °
Northmost Latitude 31.11 °
Southmost Latitude 27.77 °
Eastmost Longitude 51.75 °
Westmost Longitude 55.60 °
Diameter 143.00 km
Center Latitude 29.44 °
Center Longitude 53.67 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Culture China
Origin Chinese dramatist (c. 1241-1320).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 3:05 PM

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