Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Waters on Mercury

Waters

Feature Name	Waters
Clean Name	Waters
Feature ID	15086
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-8.78 °
Southernmost Latitude	-9.14 °
Easternmost Longitude	105.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	105.54 °
Diameter	15.01 km
Center Latitude	-8.96 °
Center Longitude	105.37 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-8.80 °
Southernmost Latitude	-9.12 °
Easternmost Longitude	105.29 °
Westernmost Longitude	105.62 °
Diameter	15.00 km
Center Latitude	-8.96 °
Center Longitude	105.45 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	H-07 [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	McKinley Morganfield ("Muddy"); American musician (1915-1983).
Last Updated	Oct 14, 2016 10:55 AM

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