Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Petipa
Clean Name	Petipa
Feature ID	14970
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	11.65 °
Southmost Latitude	11.38 °
Eastmost Longitude	338.87 °
Westmost Longitude	339.16 °
Diameter	12.03 km
Center Latitude	11.52 °
Center Longitude	339.02 °
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Southmost Latitude	11.39 °
Eastmost Longitude	338.80 °
Westmost Longitude	339.10 °
Diameter	12.00 km
Center Latitude	11.54 °
Center Longitude	338.95 °
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Quad	H-10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 24, 2012
Continent	Europe
Culture	France
Origin	Marius; French and Russian choreographer and dancer (1818-1910).
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated	Oct 12, 2016 2:35 PM

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