Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Grainger on Mercury

Grainger

Feature Name	Grainger
Clean Name	Grainger
Feature ID	14960
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-42.79 °
Southernmost Latitude	-45.43 °
Easternmost Longitude	253.33 °
Westernmost Longitude	256.93 °
Diameter	112.61 km
Center Latitude	-44.11 °
Center Longitude	255.13 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-42.77 °
Southernmost Latitude	-45.41 °
Easternmost Longitude	253.39 °
Westernmost Longitude	256.98 °
Diameter	113.00 km
Center Latitude	-44.09 °
Center Longitude	255.19 °
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Continent	Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Australia
Quad	H-13 [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	George Percy Aldridge; Australian-born composer (1882-1961).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 12:56 PM

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