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

Velázquez

Feature Name Velázquez
Clean Name Velazquez
Feature ID 6345
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 37.70 °
Southernmost Latitude 37.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 51.70 °
Westernmost Longitude 55.60 °
Diameter 129.00 km
Center Latitude 37.50 °
Center Longitude 53.70 °
Northernmost Latitude 39.20 °
Southernmost Latitude 36.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 53.51 °
Westernmost Longitude 57.31 °
Diameter 127.97 km
Center Latitude 37.70 °
Center Longitude 55.41 °
Northernmost Latitude 39.02 °
Southernmost Latitude 36.14 °
Easternmost Longitude 53.54 °
Westernmost Longitude 57.32 °
Diameter 128.00 km
Center Latitude 37.59 °
Center Longitude 55.43 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Spain
Quad H-02 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin Diego; Spanish painter (1599-1660).
Last Updated Oct 14, 2016 10:30 AM

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