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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Brahms
Clean Name Brahms
Feature ID 859
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 59.20 °
Southmost Latitude 57.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 174.40 °
Westmost Longitude 178.00 °
Diameter 96.00 km
Center Latitude 58.50 °
Center Longitude 176.20 °
Northmost Latitude 59.48 °
Southmost Latitude 57.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.11 °
Westmost Longitude 179.60 °
Diameter 100.29 km
Center Latitude 58.31 °
Center Longitude 177.36 °
Northmost Latitude 59.44 °
Southmost Latitude 57.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.22 °
Westmost Longitude 179.50 °
Diameter 100.00 km
Center Latitude 58.32 °
Center Longitude 177.36 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Germany
Origin Johannes; German composer and pianist (1833-1897).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 2:44 PM

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