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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Al-Hamadhani
Clean Name Al Hamadhani
Feature ID 147
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 39.00 °
Southmost Latitude 38.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 87.00 °
Westmost Longitude 92.40 °
Diameter 186.00 km
Center Latitude 38.80 °
Center Longitude 89.70 °
Northmost Latitude 40.99 °
Southmost Latitude 37.06 °
Eastmost Longitude 89.42 °
Westmost Longitude 94.48 °
Diameter 167.34 km
Center Latitude 39.02 °
Center Longitude 91.95 °
Northmost Latitude 41.11 °
Southmost Latitude 37.26 °
Eastmost Longitude 89.29 °
Westmost Longitude 94.23 °
Diameter 164.00 km
Center Latitude 39.19 °
Center Longitude 91.76 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Arabian
Origin Arab writer (d. 1007).
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 1:34 PM

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