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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sor Juana
Clean Name Sor Juana
Feature ID 5651
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 49.10 °
Southmost Latitude 49.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.30 °
Westmost Longitude 25.60 °
Diameter 93.00 km
Center Latitude 49.00 °
Center Longitude 23.90 °
Northmost Latitude 51.82 °
Southmost Latitude 49.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 23.67 °
Westmost Longitude 27.47 °
Diameter 102.56 km
Center Latitude 50.62 °
Center Longitude 25.57 °
Northmost Latitude 51.63 °
Southmost Latitude 49.38 °
Eastmost Longitude 23.70 °
Westmost Longitude 27.48 °
Diameter 102.00 km
Center Latitude 50.51 °
Center Longitude 25.59 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent North America
Ethnicity Mexico
Origin Ines de la Cruz; Mexican writer (1651-1695).
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 12:48 PM

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