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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kālidāsā
Clean Name Kalidasa
Feature ID 3180
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -17.90 °
Southmost Latitude -18.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 177.90 °
Westmost Longitude 180.60 °
Diameter 107.00 km
Center Latitude -18.10 °
Center Longitude 179.20 °
Northmost Latitude -16.95 °
Southmost Latitude -19.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 178.50 °
Westmost Longitude 181.13 °
Diameter 160.00 km
Center Latitude -18.21 °
Center Longitude 179.82 °
Northmost Latitude -17.06 °
Southmost Latitude -19.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 178.43 °
Westmost Longitude 181.31 °
Diameter 160.97 km
Center Latitude -18.33 °
Center Longitude 179.70 °
Quad H-08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Culture India
Origin Indian poet and dramatist (c. 5th century).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 2:17 PM

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