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

Africanus Horton

Feature Name Africanus Horton
Clean Name Africanus Horton
Feature ID 76
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -51.30 °
Southernmost Latitude -51.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 38.90 °
Westernmost Longitude 43.60 °
Diameter 135.00 km
Center Latitude -51.50 °
Center Longitude 41.20 °
Northernmost Latitude -49.47 °
Southernmost Latitude -52.57 °
Easternmost Longitude 38.83 °
Westernmost Longitude 43.76 °
Diameter 131.91 km
Center Latitude -51.02 °
Center Longitude 41.29 °
Northernmost Latitude -49.32 °
Southernmost Latitude -52.59 °
Easternmost Longitude 38.83 °
Westernmost Longitude 43.56 °
Diameter 140.00 km
Center Latitude -50.96 °
Center Longitude 41.19 °
Continent Africa
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Sierra Leone
Quad H-11 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin (James Beale); Sierra Leonean author, folklorist (1835-1883).
Last Updated Oct 07, 2016 12:14 PM

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