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

Boethius

Feature Name Boethius
Clean Name Boethius
Feature ID 794
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -0.80 °
Southernmost Latitude -1.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 71.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 74.80 °
Diameter 129.00 km
Center Latitude -0.90 °
Center Longitude 73.30 °
Northernmost Latitude 0.31 °
Southernmost Latitude -2.38 °
Easternmost Longitude 72.22 °
Westernmost Longitude 74.92 °
Diameter 114.73 km
Center Latitude -1.04 °
Center Longitude 73.57 °
Northernmost Latitude 0.28 °
Southernmost Latitude -2.24 °
Easternmost Longitude 72.38 °
Westernmost Longitude 74.90 °
Diameter 114.00 km
Center Latitude -0.98 °
Center Longitude 73.64 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Romania (Rumania)
Quad H-07 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Anicius Manlius Severinus; Roman scholar (c. A.D. 470-524).
Last Updated Oct 07, 2016 2:40 PM

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