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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Van Eyck
Clean Name Van Eyck
Feature ID 6310
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 43.30 °
Southmost Latitude 43.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 154.80 °
Westmost Longitude 162.80 °
Diameter 282.00 km
Center Latitude 43.20 °
Center Longitude 158.80 °
Northmost Latitude 46.32 °
Southmost Latitude 39.95 °
Eastmost Longitude 155.00 °
Westmost Longitude 163.73 °
Diameter 271.18 km
Center Latitude 43.13 °
Center Longitude 159.37 °
Northmost Latitude 46.39 °
Southmost Latitude 40.01 °
Eastmost Longitude 155.07 °
Westmost Longitude 163.80 °
Diameter 271.00 km
Center Latitude 43.22 °
Center Longitude 159.43 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Flemish
Origin Jan; Flemish painter (c. 1395-1441).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 10:20 AM

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