List of quadrangles on Mercury

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The surface of the planet Mercury has been divided into the following quadrangles:

Name Number Namesake Area[1] Notes
Borealis H-1 Borealis Planitia[2] North pole to 65° latitude Provisionally called "Goethe", but renamed by the International Astronomical Union in 1976 (IAU, 1977).[1] Map.
Victoria H-2 Victoria Rupes 0 to 90° longitude, 20 to 70 ° latitude Also called Aurora.[1] Map.
Shakespeare H-3 Shakespeare crater 90 to 180° longitude, 20 to 70° latitude Also called Caduceata.[1] Map.
Liguria H-4 Liguria albedo feature 270 to 180° longitude, 20 to 70° latitude
Apollonia H-5 Apollonia albedo feature 360 to 270° longitude, 20 to 70° latitude
Kuiper H-6 Kuiper crater 0 to 72° longitude, -25 to 25° latitude Also called Tricrena[1] Map
Beethoven H-7 Beethoven crater 72 to 144° longitude, -25 to 25° latitude Also called Solitudo Lycaonis[1] Map
Tolstoj H-8 Tolstoj crater 144 to 216° longitude, -25 to 25° latitude Provisionally called "Tir", but renamed by the International Astronomical Union in 1976 (IAU, 1977).[1] Also called Phaethontias.[1] Map
Solitudo Criophori H-9 Solitudo Criophori albedo feature 216 to 288° longitude, -25 to 25° latitude
Pieria H-10 Pieria albedo feature 288 to 360° longitude, -25 to 25° latitude
Discovery H-11 Discovery Rupes[2] 0 to 90° longitude, -20 to -70° latitude Also called Solitudo Hermae Trismegisti[1] Map.
Michelangelo H-12 Michelangelo crater 90 to 180° longitude, -20 to -70° latitude Also called Solitudo Promethei[1] Map
Solitudo Persephones H-13 Solitudo Persephones albedo feature 180 to 270° longitude, -20 to -70° latitude
Cyllene H-14 Cyllene albedo feature 270 to 360° longitude, -20 to -70° latitude
Bach H-15 Bach crater South pole to -65° latitude Also called Australia. Map.

Relationship of the quadrangles to each other on the surface of Mercury (North is at the top):[1]

H-1 Borealis
(features)
H-5 Apollonia
(features)		 H-4 Liguria
(features)		 H-3 Shakespeare
(features)		 H-2 Victoria
(features)
H-10 Pieria
(features)		 H-9 Solitudo Criophori
(features)		 H-8 Tolstoj
(features)		 H-7 Beethoven
(features)		 H-6 Kuiper
(features)
H-14 Cyllene
(features)		 H-13 Solitudo Persephones
(features)		 H-12 Michelangelo
(features)		 H-11 Discovery
(features)
H-15 Bach
(features)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Schaber, Gerald G.; John F. McCauley (1980). Geologic Map of the Tolstoj (H-8) Quadrangle of Mercury. U.S. Geological Survey. USGS Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I–1199, as part of the Atlas of Mercury, 1:5,000,000 Geologic Series. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  2. ^ a b SP-423 Atlas of Mercury. NASA.gov. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.