Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Waters
Clean Name	Waters
Feature ID	15086
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-8.78 °
Southmost Latitude	-9.14 °
Eastmost Longitude	105.20 °
Westmost Longitude	105.54 °
Diameter	15.0050 km
Center Latitude	-8.96 °
Center Longitude	105.37 °
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Southmost Latitude	-9.12 °
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Westmost Longitude	105.62 °
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Center Longitude	105.45 °
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Quad	H-07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Dec 19, 2012
Continent	North America
Ethnicity	United States
Origin	McKinley Morganfield ("Muddy"); American musician (1915-1983).
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated	Oct 14, 2016 10:55 AM

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