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

Bernini

Feature Name Bernini
Clean Name Bernini
Feature ID 708
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -79.10 °
Southernmost Latitude -79.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 127.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 145.90 °
Diameter 146.00 km
Center Latitude -79.20 °
Center Longitude 136.50 °
Northernmost Latitude -78.38 °
Southernmost Latitude -82.25 °
Easternmost Longitude 129.38 °
Westernmost Longitude 152.56 °
Diameter 168.13 km
Center Latitude -80.32 °
Center Longitude 140.97 °
Northernmost Latitude -78.36 °
Southernmost Latitude -82.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 128.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 152.46 °
Diameter 168.13 km
Center Latitude -80.33 °
Center Longitude 140.63 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Italy
Quad H-15 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Gian Lorenzo; Italian sculptor and architect (1598-1680).
Last Updated Mar 07, 2011 10:53 AM

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