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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vlaminck
Clean Name Vlaminck
Feature ID 6421
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.00 °
Southmost Latitude 27.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 11.50 °
Westmost Longitude 14.00 °
Diameter 97.00 km
Center Latitude 28.00 °
Center Longitude 12.70 °
Northmost Latitude 29.47 °
Southmost Latitude 27.55 °
Eastmost Longitude 12.35 °
Westmost Longitude 14.53 °
Diameter 81.63 km
Center Latitude 28.51 °
Center Longitude 13.44 °
Northmost Latitude 29.42 °
Southmost Latitude 27.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 12.34 °
Westmost Longitude 14.68 °
Diameter 82.00 km
Center Latitude 28.48 °
Center Longitude 13.51 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Maurice de; French painter (1876-1958).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 10:45 AM

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