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

Ōkyo

Feature Name Ōkyo
Clean Name Okyo
Feature ID 6938
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -68.90 °
Southernmost Latitude -69.40 °
Easternmost Longitude 73.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 77.70 °
Diameter 65.00 km
Center Latitude -69.10 °
Center Longitude 75.80 °
Northernmost Latitude -69.18 °
Southernmost Latitude -70.72 °
Easternmost Longitude 72.12 °
Westernmost Longitude 76.61 °
Diameter 65.65 km
Center Latitude -69.95 °
Center Longitude 74.36 °
Northernmost Latitude -69.28 °
Southernmost Latitude -70.82 °
Easternmost Longitude 72.41 °
Westernmost Longitude 76.91 °
Diameter 66.00 km
Center Latitude -70.05 °
Center Longitude 74.66 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Japan
Quad H-15 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Origin Maruyama; Japanese painter (1733-1795).
Last Updated Oct 12, 2016 12:11 PM

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