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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Robert Sharp on Mars

Robert Sharp

Feature Name	Robert Sharp
Clean Name	Robert Sharp
Feature ID	15002
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	MDIM 2.1
Northernmost Latitude	-2.88 °
Southernmost Latitude	-5.46 °
Easternmost Longitude	134.62 °
Westernmost Longitude	132.22 °
Diameter	152.08 km
Center Latitude	-4.17 °
Center Longitude	133.42 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-2.88 °
Southernmost Latitude	-5.46 °
Easternmost Longitude	225.38 °
Westernmost Longitude	227.78 °
Diameter	152.08 km
Center Latitude	-4.17 °
Center Longitude	226.58 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	American
Quad	mc22 [pdf]
Reference	[275] - New York Times obituary, published June 14, 2004 (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/14/us/robert-sharp-dies-at-92-linked-study-of-planets.html).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	May 16, 2012
Origin	Robert Phillip; American geologist (1911-2004).
Last Updated	May 16, 2012 8:43 AM

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