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Pieria
Coordinates on Mercury 0° 0′ 0″ N, 270° 0′ 0″ W  (0°, -270°) Type Zoom 5


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Longitude[edit]

Longitude on Mercury increases in the westerly direction. A small crater named Hun Kal provides the reference point for measuring longitude. By definition, the center of Hun Kal is 20° west longitude.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "USGS Astrogeology: Rotation and pole position for the Sun and planets (IAU WGCCRE)". Retrieved 22 October 2009.

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