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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Chesterton on Mercury

Chesterton

Feature Name	Chesterton
Clean Name	Chesterton
Feature ID	15033
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	88.80 °
Southernmost Latitude	87.93 °
Easternmost Longitude	118.87 °
Westernmost Longitude	149.98 °
Diameter	37.23 km
Center Latitude	88.38 °
Center Longitude	134.49 °
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Northernmost Latitude	88.95 °
Southernmost Latitude	88.07 °
Easternmost Longitude	109.91 °
Westernmost Longitude	144.21 °
Diameter	37.23 km
Center Latitude	88.51 °
Center Longitude	126.90 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	England
Quad	H-01 [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	Sep 17, 2012
Origin	Gilbert Keith; English author (1874-1936).
Last Updated	Sep 17, 2012 8:13 AM

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