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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Faulkner on Mercury

Faulkner

Feature Name	Faulkner
Clean Name	Faulkner
Feature ID	14958
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	10.03 °
Southernmost Latitude	6.09 °
Easternmost Longitude	281.03 °
Westernmost Longitude	284.90 °
Diameter	167.84 km
Center Latitude	8.06 °
Center Longitude	282.97 °
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Northernmost Latitude	10.05 °
Southernmost Latitude	6.11 °
Easternmost Longitude	281.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	284.97 °
Diameter	168.00 km
Center Latitude	8.08 °
Center Longitude	283.03 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	H-09 [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	William; American author (1897-1962).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 12:20 PM

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