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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sōtatsu
Clean Name Sotatsu
Feature ID 5802
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -48.90 °
Southmost Latitude -49.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.20 °
Westmost Longitude 20.90 °
Diameter 165.00 km
Center Latitude -49.10 °
Center Longitude 18.10 °
Northmost Latitude -46.87 °
Southmost Latitude -50.55 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.41 °
Westmost Longitude 20.98 °
Diameter 156.50 km
Center Latitude -48.71 °
Center Longitude 18.19 °
Northmost Latitude -46.87 °
Southmost Latitude -50.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.37 °
Westmost Longitude 20.97 °
Diameter 157.00 km
Center Latitude -48.73 °
Center Longitude 18.17 °
Quad H-11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Tawaraya; Japanese artist (1600-1643).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 12:50 PM

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