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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Fonteyn on Mercury

Fonteyn

Feature Name	Fonteyn
Clean Name	Fonteyn
Feature ID	14959
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	33.15 °
Southernmost Latitude	32.54 °
Easternmost Longitude	263.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	264.72 °
Diameter	29.41 km
Center Latitude	32.85 °
Center Longitude	264.31 °
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Northernmost Latitude	33.13 °
Southernmost Latitude	32.51 °
Easternmost Longitude	264.08 °
Westernmost Longitude	264.90 °
Diameter	29.00 km
Center Latitude	32.82 °
Center Longitude	264.49 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	England
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	Margot; English ballet dancer (1919-1991).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 12:27 PM

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