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

Kuiper

Feature Name Kuiper
Clean Name Kuiper
Feature ID 3140
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -11.20 °
Southernmost Latitude -11.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 30.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 31.80 °
Diameter 62.00 km
Center Latitude -11.30 °
Center Longitude 31.10 °
Northernmost Latitude -10.59 °
Southernmost Latitude -12.05 °
Easternmost Longitude 30.65 °
Westernmost Longitude 32.15 °
Diameter 62.32 km
Center Latitude -11.32 °
Center Longitude 31.40 °
Northernmost Latitude -10.61 °
Southernmost Latitude -12.06 °
Easternmost Longitude 30.58 °
Westernmost Longitude 32.06 °
Diameter 62.00 km
Center Latitude -11.34 °
Center Longitude 31.32 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
American
Quad H-06 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Gerard P.; Dutch-American astronomer, member of original Mariner Venus-Mercury Imaging Team (1905-1973).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 3:07 PM

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