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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Riemenschneider
Clean Name Riemenschneider
Feature ID 5031
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -51.90 °
Southmost Latitude -53.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.30 °
Westmost Longitude 101.90 °
Diameter 145.00 km
Center Latitude -52.80 °
Center Longitude 99.60 °
Northmost Latitude -50.94 °
Southmost Latitude -55.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.11 °
Westmost Longitude 102.65 °
Diameter 183.96 km
Center Latitude -53.10 °
Center Longitude 99.99 °
Northmost Latitude -50.99 °
Southmost Latitude -54.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 96.96 °
Westmost Longitude 102.94 °
Diameter 183.00 km
Center Latitude -52.75 °
Center Longitude 99.95 °
Quad H-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Germany
Origin Tilman; German sculptor (c. 1460-1531).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 13, 2016 9:34 AM

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