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

Praxiteles

Feature Name Praxiteles
Clean Name Praxiteles
Feature ID 4820
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 27.30 °
Southernmost Latitude 27.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 56.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 61.60 °
Diameter 182.00 km
Center Latitude 27.30 °
Center Longitude 59.20 °
Northernmost Latitude 29.58 °
Southernmost Latitude 24.93 °
Easternmost Longitude 57.68 °
Westernmost Longitude 62.92 °
Diameter 198.08 km
Center Latitude 27.26 °
Center Longitude 60.30 °
Northernmost Latitude 29.43 °
Southernmost Latitude 24.77 °
Easternmost Longitude 57.67 °
Westernmost Longitude 62.90 °
Diameter 198.00 km
Center Latitude 27.11 °
Center Longitude 60.28 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad H-02 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin Greek sculptor (fl. 370-330 B.C.).
Last Updated Oct 12, 2016 3:08 PM

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