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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Bechet on Mercury

Bechet

Feature Name	Bechet
Clean Name	Bechet
Feature ID	15138
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	83.27 °
Southernmost Latitude	82.87 °
Easternmost Longitude	93.55 °
Westernmost Longitude	96.98 °
Diameter	17.60 km
Center Latitude	83.07 °
Center Longitude	95.27 °
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Northernmost Latitude	83.28 °
Southernmost Latitude	82.87 °
Easternmost Longitude	91.95 °
Westernmost Longitude	95.37 °
Diameter	17.60 km
Center Latitude	83.08 °
Center Longitude	93.66 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
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	Jun 18, 2013
Origin	Sidney; American jazz musician and composer (1897-1959).
Last Updated	Jun 18, 2013 7:21 AM

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