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

Molière

Feature Name Molière
Clean Name Moliere
Feature ID 3954
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 15.80 °
Southernmost Latitude 15.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 15.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 18.50 °
Diameter 132.00 km
Center Latitude 15.60 °
Center Longitude 16.90 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.09 °
Southernmost Latitude 13.82 °
Easternmost Longitude 15.70 °
Westernmost Longitude 19.09 °
Diameter 139.26 km
Center Latitude 15.45 °
Center Longitude 17.39 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.03 °
Southernmost Latitude 13.76 °
Easternmost Longitude 16.02 °
Westernmost Longitude 19.41 °
Diameter 139.00 km
Center Latitude 15.40 °
Center Longitude 17.71 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 France
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 Jean Baptiste Poquelin; French dramatist and satirist (1622-1673).
Last Updated Oct 12, 2016 7:56 AM

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