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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Magritte on Mercury

Magritte

Feature Name	Magritte
Clean Name	Magritte
Feature ID	14965
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-71.11 °
Southernmost Latitude	-74.58 °
Easternmost Longitude	232.73 °
Westernmost Longitude	244.62 °
Diameter	148.96 km
Center Latitude	-72.86 °
Center Longitude	238.66 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-71.02 °
Southernmost Latitude	-74.49 °
Easternmost Longitude	232.47 °
Westernmost Longitude	244.30 °
Diameter	149.00 km
Center Latitude	-72.78 °
Center Longitude	238.37 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Belgium
Quad	H-15 [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	René; Belgian painter (1898-1967).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 4:04 PM

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