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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Gauguin
Clean Name Gauguin
Feature ID 2117
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 66.30 °
Southmost Latitude 66.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 94.20 °
Westmost Longitude 98.50 °
Diameter 72.00 km
Center Latitude 66.30 °
Center Longitude 96.30 °
Northmost Latitude 67.12 °
Southmost Latitude 65.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.10 °
Westmost Longitude 102.19 °
Diameter 70.10 km
Center Latitude 66.29 °
Center Longitude 100.14 °
Northmost Latitude 67.18 °
Southmost Latitude 65.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.95 °
Westmost Longitude 102.06 °
Diameter 70.00 km
Center Latitude 66.36 °
Center Longitude 100.01 °
Quad H-01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Paul; French painter (1848-1903).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 12:38 PM

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