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

Bjornson

Feature Name Bjornson
Clean Name Bjornson
Feature ID 761
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 73.30 °
Southernmost Latitude 72.90 °
Easternmost Longitude 105.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 112.50 °
Diameter 88.00 km
Center Latitude 73.10 °
Center Longitude 109.20 °
Northernmost Latitude 73.96 °
Southernmost Latitude 72.18 °
Easternmost Longitude 111.46 °
Westernmost Longitude 117.58 °
Diameter 75.93 km
Center Latitude 73.07 °
Center Longitude 114.52 °
Northernmost Latitude 74.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 72.21 °
Easternmost Longitude 110.91 °
Westernmost Longitude 117.07 °
Diameter 75.93 km
Center Latitude 73.11 °
Center Longitude 113.99 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Norway
Quad H-01 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Origin Bjornstjerne; Norwegian poet and dramatist (1832-1910).
Last Updated Mar 07, 2011 10:53 AM

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