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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Velázquez
Clean Name Velazquez
Feature ID 6345
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 37.70 °
Southmost Latitude 37.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 51.70 °
Westmost Longitude 55.60 °
Diameter 129.00 km
Center Latitude 37.50 °
Center Longitude 53.70 °
Northmost Latitude 39.20 °
Southmost Latitude 36.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 53.51 °
Westmost Longitude 57.31 °
Diameter 127.97 km
Center Latitude 37.70 °
Center Longitude 55.41 °
Northmost Latitude 39.02 °
Southmost Latitude 36.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 53.54 °
Westmost Longitude 57.32 °
Diameter 128.00 km
Center Latitude 37.59 °
Center Longitude 55.43 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Spain
Origin Diego; Spanish painter (1599-1660).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 10:30 AM

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