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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Molière
Clean Name Moliere
Feature ID 3954
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 15.80 °
Southmost Latitude 15.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.30 °
Westmost Longitude 18.50 °
Diameter 132.00 km
Center Latitude 15.60 °
Center Longitude 16.90 °
Northmost Latitude 17.09 °
Southmost Latitude 13.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.70 °
Westmost Longitude 19.09 °
Diameter 139.26 km
Center Latitude 15.45 °
Center Longitude 17.39 °
Northmost Latitude 17.03 °
Southmost Latitude 13.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 16.02 °
Westmost Longitude 19.41 °
Diameter 139.00 km
Center Latitude 15.40 °
Center Longitude 17.71 °
Quad H-06 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Jean Baptiste Poquelin; French dramatist and satirist (1622-1673).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 12, 2016 7:56 AM

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