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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Surikov
Clean Name Surikov
Feature ID 5767
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -36.90 °
Southmost Latitude -37.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.00 °
Westmost Longitude 126.30 °
Diameter 120.00 km
Center Latitude -37.10 °
Center Longitude 124.60 °
Northmost Latitude -35.81 °
Southmost Latitude -38.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.33 °
Westmost Longitude 126.53 °
Diameter 108.68 km
Center Latitude -37.08 °
Center Longitude 124.93 °
Northmost Latitude -34.35 °
Southmost Latitude -39.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 121.73 °
Westmost Longitude 128.07 °
Diameter 224.00 km
Center Latitude -36.98 °
Center Longitude 124.90 °
Quad H-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Russia
Origin Vassily; Russian painter (1848-1916).
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 9:21 AM

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