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

Kālidāsā

Feature Name Kālidāsā
Clean Name Kalidasa
Feature ID 3180
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -17.90 °
Southernmost Latitude -18.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 177.90 °
Westernmost Longitude 180.60 °
Diameter 107.00 km
Center Latitude -18.10 °
Center Longitude 179.20 °
Northernmost Latitude -16.95 °
Southernmost Latitude -19.47 °
Easternmost Longitude 178.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 181.13 °
Diameter 160.00 km
Center Latitude -18.21 °
Center Longitude 179.82 °
Northernmost Latitude -17.06 °
Southernmost Latitude -19.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 178.43 °
Westernmost Longitude 181.31 °
Diameter 160.97 km
Center Latitude -18.33 °
Center Longitude 179.70 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 India
Quad H-08 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Indian poet and dramatist (c. 5th century).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 2:17 PM

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