Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Sousa
Clean Name	Sousa
Feature ID	14973
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	48.16 °
Southmost Latitude	45.33 °
Eastmost Longitude	356.91 °
Westmost Longitude	360.27 °
Diameter	120.6960 km
Center Latitude	46.75 °
Center Longitude	358.59 °
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Northmost Latitude	48.30 °
Southmost Latitude	45.06 °
Eastmost Longitude	357.01 °
Westmost Longitude	1.71 °
Diameter	138.00 km
Center Latitude	46.69 °
Center Longitude	359.37 °
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Quad	H-05 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 24, 2012
Continent	North America
Ethnicity	United States
Origin	John Philip; American bandmaster and composer (1854-1932).
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated	Oct 14, 2016 12:53 PM

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