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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Petipa on Mercury

Petipa

Feature Name	Petipa
Clean Name	Petipa
Feature ID	14970
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	11.65 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.38 °
Easternmost Longitude	338.87 °
Westernmost Longitude	339.16 °
Diameter	12.03 km
Center Latitude	11.52 °
Center Longitude	339.02 °
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Northernmost Latitude	11.68 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.39 °
Easternmost Longitude	338.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	339.10 °
Diameter	12.00 km
Center Latitude	11.54 °
Center Longitude	338.95 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	France
Quad	H-10 [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	Marius; French and Russian choreographer and dancer (1818-1910).
Last Updated	Oct 12, 2016 2:35 PM

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