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

Balagtas

Feature Name Balagtas
Clean Name Balagtas
Feature ID 568
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -22.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -22.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 12.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 15.10 °
Diameter 98.00 km
Center Latitude -22.60 °
Center Longitude 13.70 °
Northernmost Latitude -21.44 °
Southernmost Latitude -23.76 °
Easternmost Longitude 12.75 °
Westernmost Longitude 15.27 °
Diameter 98.82 km
Center Latitude -22.60 °
Center Longitude 14.01 °
Northernmost Latitude -21.33 °
Southernmost Latitude -23.79 °
Easternmost Longitude 12.57 °
Westernmost Longitude 15.23 °
Diameter 104.00 km
Center Latitude -22.56 °
Center Longitude 13.90 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Philippines
Quad H-11 [pdf]
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin F.; Philippino writer (1788-1862).
Last Updated Oct 07, 2016 2:11 PM

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