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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Martial
Clean Name Martial
Feature ID 3726
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 69.70 °
Southmost Latitude 68.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.30 °
Westmost Longitude 177.80 °
Diameter 51.00 km
Center Latitude 69.10 °
Center Longitude 177.10 °
Northmost Latitude 68.97 °
Southmost Latitude 67.77 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.62 °
Westmost Longitude 179.89 °
Diameter 51.42 km
Center Latitude 68.37 °
Center Longitude 178.25 °
Northmost Latitude 69.06 °
Southmost Latitude 67.87 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.75 °
Westmost Longitude 179.92 °
Diameter 51.00 km
Center Latitude 68.47 °
Center Longitude 178.33 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Marcus Valerius; Roman epigrammist (c. A.D. 40-c. 103).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 4:13 PM

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