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

Purcell

Feature Name Purcell
Clean Name Purcell
Feature ID 4873
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 82.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 80.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 141.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 152.10 °
Diameter 91.00 km
Center Latitude 81.30 °
Center Longitude 146.80 °
Northernmost Latitude 81.38 °
Southernmost Latitude 79.32 °
Easternmost Longitude 146.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 158.71 °
Diameter 87.67 km
Center Latitude 80.35 °
Center Longitude 152.55 °
Northernmost Latitude 81.46 °
Southernmost Latitude 79.40 °
Easternmost Longitude 146.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 158.41 °
Diameter 87.67 km
Center Latitude 80.43 °
Center Longitude 152.21 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 England
Quad H-01 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin Henry; English composer (c. 1659-1695).
Last Updated Mar 07, 2011 10:53 AM

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