Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Monk
Clean Name	Monk
Feature ID	15144
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	66.40 °
Southmost Latitude	66.11 °
Eastmost Longitude	296.18 °
Westmost Longitude	296.89 °
Diameter	12.54 km
Center Latitude	66.26 °
Center Longitude	296.54 °
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Northmost Latitude	66.23 °
Southmost Latitude	65.94 °
Eastmost Longitude	295.83 °
Westmost Longitude	296.55 °
Diameter	12.00 km
Center Latitude	66.08 °
Center Longitude	296.19 °
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Quad	H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jun 18, 2013
Continent	North America
Ethnicity	United States
Origin	Thelonious; American jazz musician and composer (1917-1982).
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated	Oct 12, 2016 8:02 AM

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