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

Aśvaghosa

Feature Name Aśvaghosa
Clean Name Asvaghosa
Feature ID 528
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 10.50 °
Southernmost Latitude 10.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 20.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 22.00 °
Diameter 90.00 km
Center Latitude 10.40 °
Center Longitude 21.00 °
Northernmost Latitude 11.65 °
Southernmost Latitude 9.58 °
Easternmost Longitude 20.34 °
Westernmost Longitude 22.45 °
Diameter 88.24 km
Center Latitude 10.62 °
Center Longitude 21.39 °
Northernmost Latitude 11.65 °
Southernmost Latitude 9.57 °
Easternmost Longitude 20.44 °
Westernmost Longitude 22.55 °
Diameter 88.00 km
Center Latitude 10.61 °
Center Longitude 21.49 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
India
Quad H-06 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Indian philosopher and poet (fl. A.D. 80-150).
Last Updated Oct 07, 2016 2:03 PM

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