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

Philoxenus

Feature Name Philoxenus
Clean Name Philoxenus
Feature ID 4693
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -8.60 °
Southernmost Latitude -8.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 110.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 112.60 °
Diameter 90.00 km
Center Latitude -8.70 °
Center Longitude 111.50 °
Northernmost Latitude -7.67 °
Southernmost Latitude -9.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 110.68 °
Westernmost Longitude 112.74 °
Diameter 86.72 km
Center Latitude -8.68 °
Center Longitude 111.71 °
Northernmost Latitude -7.66 °
Southernmost Latitude -9.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 110.72 °
Westernmost Longitude 112.78 °
Diameter 87.00 km
Center Latitude -8.68 °
Center Longitude 111.75 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad H-07 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Greek lyric poet (436-380 B.C.).
Last Updated Oct 12, 2016 2:50 PM

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