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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ellington on Mercury

Ellington

Feature Name	Ellington
Clean Name	Ellington
Feature ID	14957
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-10.41 °
Southernmost Latitude	-15.29 °
Easternmost Longitude	331.21 °
Westernmost Longitude	336.42 °
Diameter	216.05 km
Center Latitude	-12.85 °
Center Longitude	333.82 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-10.44 °
Southernmost Latitude	-15.32 °
Easternmost Longitude	331.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	336.51 °
Diameter	216.00 km
Center Latitude	-12.88 °
Center Longitude	333.90 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	H-10 [pdf]
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 24, 2012
Origin	Edward Kennedy “Duke”; American composer, musician, conductor (1899-1974).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 11:59 AM

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