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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Balanchine on Mercury

Balanchine

Feature Name	Balanchine
Clean Name	Balanchine
Feature ID	14955
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	38.91 °
Southernmost Latitude	38.14 °
Easternmost Longitude	183.66 °
Westernmost Longitude	184.89 °
Diameter	40.90 km
Center Latitude	38.53 °
Center Longitude	184.28 °
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Northernmost Latitude	38.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	38.03 °
Easternmost Longitude	183.91 °
Westernmost Longitude	185.06 °
Diameter	38.00 km
Center Latitude	38.47 °
Center Longitude	184.48 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	H-04 [pdf]
Reference	[139] - International Who's Who 1992-93: Europa Publications Limited, London, 1992 (and other editions).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 24, 2012
Origin	George (Giorgi Balanchivadze); American choreographer of Georgian-Russian origin (1904-1983).
Last Updated	Oct 07, 2016 2:13 PM

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