Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Makeba
Clean Name Makeba
Feature ID 16335
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 14.53 °
Southmost Latitude 13.92 °
Eastmost Longitude 1.11 °
Westmost Longitude 1.74 °
Diameter 26.00 km
Center Latitude 14.22 °
Center Longitude 1.41 °
Quad H-06 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 13, 2024
Continent Africa
Ethnicity South Africa
Origin Miriam; South African singer-songwriter, known as ‘Mama Africa’ (1932-2008).
Reference [815] - Remembering Miriam Makeba, by Lara Allen: Journal of Musical Arts in Africa, vol. 5, issue 1, p. 89-90 (2008). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/JMAA.2008.5.1.6.789
Updated Aug 13, 2024 8:10 PM

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected automatically on the map. You may wish to select a different layer on the map to match the control network for the geometry you are viewing.

PDF Maps of Mercury