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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Masuka
Clean Name Masuka
Feature ID 16333
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 32.46 °
Southmost Latitude 31.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 69.72 °
Westmost Longitude 70.75 °
Diameter 38.00 km
Center Latitude 32.00 °
Center Longitude 70.24 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 13, 2024
Continent Africa
Ethnicity South Africa
Origin Dorothy; Zimbabwean-born South African jazz singer (1935-2019).
Reference [813] - Dorothy Masuka, South African Singer and Activist, Dies at 83, by Giovanni Russonello: New York Times Obituary, February 27, 2019: Dorothy Masuka, South African Singer and Activist, Dies at 83 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Updated Aug 13, 2024 7:26 PM

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