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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sōseki
Clean Name Soseki
Feature ID 5801
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 38.90 °
Southmost Latitude 38.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 36.40 °
Westmost Longitude 39.00 °
Diameter 90.00 km
Center Latitude 38.90 °
Center Longitude 37.70 °
Northmost Latitude 40.39 °
Southmost Latitude 38.24 °
Eastmost Longitude 37.32 °
Westmost Longitude 40.10 °
Diameter 91.75 km
Center Latitude 39.32 °
Center Longitude 38.71 °
Northmost Latitude 40.38 °
Southmost Latitude 38.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 37.38 °
Westmost Longitude 40.17 °
Diameter 92.00 km
Center Latitude 39.31 °
Center Longitude 38.77 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Asia
Culture Japan
Origin Natsume (Kinosaka); Japanese novelist (1867-1916).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 12:49 PM

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