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

Rabelais

Feature Name Rabelais
Clean Name Rabelais
Feature ID 4910
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -60.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -61.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 59.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 65.70 °
Diameter 141.00 km
Center Latitude -61.00 °
Center Longitude 62.40 °
Northernmost Latitude -58.71 °
Southernmost Latitude -62.32 °
Easternmost Longitude 58.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 65.42 °
Diameter 154.00 km
Center Latitude -60.53 °
Center Longitude 61.81 °
Northernmost Latitude -58.63 °
Southernmost Latitude -62.25 °
Easternmost Longitude 58.17 °
Westernmost Longitude 65.51 °
Diameter 154.29 km
Center Latitude -60.44 °
Center Longitude 61.84 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
France
Quad H-11 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Francois; French writer (c. 1483-1553).
Last Updated Oct 12, 2016 3:18 PM

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