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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Van Dijck
Clean Name Van Dijck
Feature ID 6309
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 77.50 °
Southmost Latitude 75.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 160.70 °
Westmost Longitude 166.80 °
Diameter 105.00 km
Center Latitude 76.70 °
Center Longitude 163.80 °
Northmost Latitude 76.98 °
Southmost Latitude 74.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 161.85 °
Westmost Longitude 171.42 °
Diameter 101.53 km
Center Latitude 75.80 °
Center Longitude 166.63 °
Northmost Latitude 76.67 °
Southmost Latitude 74.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 162.15 °
Westmost Longitude 171.64 °
Diameter 101.23 km
Center Latitude 75.48 °
Center Longitude 166.89 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Flemish
Origin Anthony; Flemish painter (1599-1641).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 10:19 AM

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