Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Laxness
Clean Name	Laxness
Feature ID	15143
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	83.83 °
Southmost Latitude	83.24 °
Eastmost Longitude	50.15 °
Westmost Longitude	55.55 °
Diameter	25.89 km
Center Latitude	83.53 °
Center Longitude	52.84 °
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Northmost Latitude	83.56 °
Southmost Latitude	82.98 °
Eastmost Longitude	47.55 °
Westmost Longitude	52.52 °
Diameter	25.89 km
Center Latitude	83.27 °
Center Longitude	50.04 °
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Quad	H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jun 18, 2013
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Iceland
Origin	Halldór Kiljan; Icelandic writer (1902-1998).
Reference	[139] - International Who's Who 1992-93: Europa Publications Limited, London, 1992 (and other editions).
Updated	Jun 18, 2013 7:41 AM

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