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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Catullus on Mercury

Catullus

Feature Name	Catullus
Clean Name	Catullus
Feature ID	15078
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	23.13 °
Southernmost Latitude	20.78 °
Easternmost Longitude	66.32 °
Westernmost Longitude	68.80 °
Diameter	100.25 km
Center Latitude	21.96 °
Center Longitude	67.56 °
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Northernmost Latitude	23.07 °
Southernmost Latitude	20.72 °
Easternmost Longitude	66.31 °
Westernmost Longitude	68.79 °
Diameter	100.20 km
Center Latitude	21.90 °
Center Longitude	67.55 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	H-06 [pdf]
Reference	[182] - Oxford Classical Dictionary: Oxford University Press, London, 1968.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Dec 19, 2012
Origin	Gaius Valerius; Roman poet (c. 84-c. 54 B.C.).
Last Updated	May 31, 2017 10:05 AM

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