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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ōkyo
Clean Name Okyo
Feature ID 6938
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -68.90 °
Southmost Latitude -69.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 73.80 °
Westmost Longitude 77.70 °
Diameter 65.00 km
Center Latitude -69.10 °
Center Longitude 75.80 °
Northmost Latitude -69.18 °
Southmost Latitude -70.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 72.12 °
Westmost Longitude 76.61 °
Diameter 65.65 km
Center Latitude -69.95 °
Center Longitude 74.36 °
Northmost Latitude -69.28 °
Southmost Latitude -70.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 72.41 °
Westmost Longitude 76.91 °
Diameter 66.00 km
Center Latitude -70.05 °
Center Longitude 74.66 °
Quad H-15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Maruyama; Japanese painter (1733-1795).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 12, 2016 12:11 PM

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