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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Hopper on Mercury

Hopper

Feature Name	Hopper
Clean Name	Hopper
Feature ID	15080
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-11.99 °
Southernmost Latitude	-12.82 °
Easternmost Longitude	55.47 °
Westernmost Longitude	56.32 °
Diameter	35.62 km
Center Latitude	-12.40 °
Center Longitude	55.90 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-12.02 °
Southernmost Latitude	-12.86 °
Easternmost Longitude	55.54 °
Westernmost Longitude	56.38 °
Diameter	36.00 km
Center Latitude	-12.44 °
Center Longitude	55.96 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	H-06 [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	Dec 19, 2012
Origin	Edward; American painter (1882-1967).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 1:46 PM

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