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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Erté on Mercury

Erté

Feature Name	Erté
Clean Name	Erte
Feature ID	15141
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	27.99 °
Southernmost Latitude	26.93 °
Easternmost Longitude	116.91 °
Westernmost Longitude	118.19 °
Diameter	48.55 km
Center Latitude	27.46 °
Center Longitude	117.55 °
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Northernmost Latitude	27.98 °
Southernmost Latitude	26.91 °
Easternmost Longitude	116.69 °
Westernmost Longitude	117.98 °
Diameter	48.50 km
Center Latitude	27.44 °
Center Longitude	117.33 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	France
Quad	H-03 [pdf]
Reference	[303] - Erté, Things I Remember: An Autobiography: Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Co., 1975.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jun 18, 2013
Origin	Romain de Tirtoff; French artist and designer of Russian origin (1892-1990).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 12:18 PM

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