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

Ovid

Feature Name Ovid
Clean Name Ovid
Feature ID 4532
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -69.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -69.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 21.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 24.30 °
Diameter 44.00 km
Center Latitude -69.50 °
Center Longitude 22.50 °
Northernmost Latitude -69.13 °
Southernmost Latitude -70.11 °
Easternmost Longitude 18.84 °
Westernmost Longitude 21.65 °
Diameter 41.59 km
Center Latitude -69.62 °
Center Longitude 20.25 °
Northernmost Latitude -69.33 °
Southernmost Latitude -70.21 °
Easternmost Longitude 18.85 °
Westernmost Longitude 21.61 °
Diameter 41.00 km
Center Latitude -69.77 °
Center Longitude 20.23 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Roman
Quad H-15 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Publius Ovidius Naso; Roman poet (43 B.C.-A.D. 17).
Last Updated Oct 12, 2016 12:15 PM

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