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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vālmiki
Clean Name Valmiki
Feature ID 6462
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -23.50 °
Southmost Latitude -23.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 138.10 °
Westmost Longitude 143.80 °
Diameter 221.00 km
Center Latitude -23.50 °
Center Longitude 141.00 °
Northmost Latitude -21.11 °
Southmost Latitude -26.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 138.76 °
Westmost Longitude 144.06 °
Diameter 210.00 km
Center Latitude -23.58 °
Center Longitude 141.41 °
Northmost Latitude -21.17 °
Southmost Latitude -26.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 138.71 °
Westmost Longitude 144.09 °
Diameter 209.58 km
Center Latitude -23.63 °
Center Longitude 141.40 °
Quad H-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Sanskrit
Origin Sanskrit poet, author of the Ramayala (1st century B.C.).
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 10:16 AM

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