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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Stieglitz
Clean Name Stieglitz
Feature ID 14928
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 74.20 °
Southmost Latitude 71.77 °
Eastmost Longitude 289.39 °
Westmost Longitude 298.83 °
Diameter 100.00 km
Center Latitude 73.00 °
Center Longitude 294.06 °
Northmost Latitude 73.63 °
Southmost Latitude 71.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 288.70 °
Westmost Longitude 296.03 °
Diameter 100.00 km
Center Latitude 72.54 °
Center Longitude 292.37 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 27, 2012
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Alfred; American photographer (1864-1946).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Feb 27, 2012 2:31 PM

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