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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kofi on Mercury

Kofi

Feature Name	Kofi
Clean Name	Kofi
Feature ID	14964
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	58.38 °
Southernmost Latitude	55.19 °
Easternmost Longitude	239.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	244.55 °
Diameter	135.87 km
Center Latitude	56.79 °
Center Longitude	241.77 °
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Northernmost Latitude	58.35 °
Southernmost Latitude	55.16 °
Easternmost Longitude	239.35 °
Westernmost Longitude	244.90 °
Diameter	136.00 km
Center Latitude	56.75 °
Center Longitude	242.13 °
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Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Ghana
Quad	H-04 [pdf]
Reference	[267] - Ghana's Vincent Kofi, by Lawrence Grobel: African Arts, Vol. 3, No. 4, Summer, 1970.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 24, 2012
Origin	Vincent Akwete; Ghanaian sculptor (1923-1974).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 3:03 PM

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