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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Scopas
Clean Name Scopas
Feature ID 5393
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -80.70 °
Southmost Latitude -81.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 166.60 °
Westmost Longitude 179.20 °
Diameter 105.00 km
Center Latitude -81.10 °
Center Longitude 172.90 °
Northmost Latitude -79.91 °
Southmost Latitude -82.61 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.37 °
Westmost Longitude 194.21 °
Diameter 83.16 km
Center Latitude -81.26 °
Center Longitude 185.29 °
Northmost Latitude -79.83 °
Southmost Latitude -81.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 171.78 °
Westmost Longitude 184.04 °
Diameter 83.16 km
Center Latitude -80.80 °
Center Longitude 177.91 °
Quad H-15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek sculptor and architect (fl. 4th century B.C.).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Mar 07, 2011 10:53 AM

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