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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Purcell
Clean Name Purcell
Feature ID 4873
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 82.00 °
Southmost Latitude 80.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 141.50 °
Westmost Longitude 152.10 °
Diameter 91.00 km
Center Latitude 81.30 °
Center Longitude 146.80 °
Northmost Latitude 81.38 °
Southmost Latitude 79.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.40 °
Westmost Longitude 158.71 °
Diameter 87.67 km
Center Latitude 80.35 °
Center Longitude 152.55 °
Northmost Latitude 81.46 °
Southmost Latitude 79.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.00 °
Westmost Longitude 158.41 °
Diameter 87.67 km
Center Latitude 80.43 °
Center Longitude 152.21 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity England
Origin Henry; English composer (c. 1659-1695).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Mar 07, 2011 10:53 AM

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