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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nampeyo
Clean Name Nampeyo
Feature ID 4131
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -40.60 °
Southmost Latitude -40.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 49.30 °
Westmost Longitude 50.90 °
Diameter 52.00 km
Center Latitude -40.60 °
Center Longitude 50.10 °
Northmost Latitude -39.68 °
Southmost Latitude -40.84 °
Eastmost Longitude 49.14 °
Westmost Longitude 50.65 °
Diameter 49.20 km
Center Latitude -40.26 °
Center Longitude 49.89 °
Northmost Latitude -39.77 °
Southmost Latitude -40.89 °
Eastmost Longitude 49.21 °
Westmost Longitude 50.70 °
Diameter 49.00 km
Center Latitude -40.33 °
Center Longitude 49.96 °
Quad H-11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent North America
Ethnicity Hopi
Origin Hopi potter (c. 1860-1942).
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Updated Oct 12, 2016 8:24 AM

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