Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Beethoven
Clean Name Beethoven
Feature ID 660
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -13.24 °
Southmost Latitude -28.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 116.10 °
Westmost Longitude 132.32 °
Diameter 630.00 km
Center Latitude -20.86 °
Center Longitude 124.21 °
Quad H-07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Germany
Origin Ludwig van; German composer of Flemish descent (1770-1827).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 2:24 PM

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