Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Bechet
Clean Name	Bechet
Feature ID	15138
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	83.27 °
Southmost Latitude	82.87 °
Eastmost Longitude	93.55 °
Westmost Longitude	96.98 °
Diameter	17.60 km
Center Latitude	83.07 °
Center Longitude	95.27 °
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Northmost Latitude	83.28 °
Southmost Latitude	82.87 °
Eastmost Longitude	91.95 °
Westmost Longitude	95.37 °
Diameter	17.60 km
Center Latitude	83.08 °
Center Longitude	93.66 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jun 18, 2013
Continent	North America
Ethnicity	United States
Origin	Sidney; American jazz musician and composer (1897-1959).
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated	Jun 18, 2013 7:21 AM

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