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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Sousa on Mercury

Sousa

Feature Name	Sousa
Clean Name	Sousa
Feature ID	14973
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	48.16 °
Southernmost Latitude	45.33 °
Easternmost Longitude	356.91 °
Westernmost Longitude	360.27 °
Diameter	120.70 km
Center Latitude	46.75 °
Center Longitude	358.59 °
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Northernmost Latitude	48.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	45.06 °
Easternmost Longitude	357.01 °
Westernmost Longitude	1.71 °
Diameter	138.00 km
Center Latitude	46.69 °
Center Longitude	359.37 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	H-05 [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	John Philip; American bandmaster and composer (1854-1932).
Last Updated	Oct 14, 2016 12:53 PM

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