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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Burns
Clean Name Burns
Feature ID 926
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 54.50 °
Southmost Latitude 54.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 114.90 °
Westmost Longitude 116.50 °
Diameter 45.00 km
Center Latitude 54.40 °
Center Longitude 115.70 °
Northmost Latitude 54.64 °
Southmost Latitude 53.63 °
Eastmost Longitude 116.97 °
Westmost Longitude 118.69 °
Diameter 43.02 km
Center Latitude 54.14 °
Center Longitude 117.83 °
Northmost Latitude 54.58 °
Southmost Latitude 53.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 116.56 °
Westmost Longitude 118.19 °
Diameter 43.00 km
Center Latitude 54.10 °
Center Longitude 117.37 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Scotland
Origin Robert; Scottish national poet (1759-1796).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 2:52 PM

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