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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Capote on Mercury

Capote

Feature Name	Capote
Clean Name	Capote
Feature ID	15188
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-20.07 °
Southernmost Latitude	-22.13 °
Easternmost Longitude	286.54 °
Westernmost Longitude	288.64 °
Diameter	88.00 km
Center Latitude	-21.10 °
Center Longitude	287.59 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((72.33049732659219 -22.12652298258964, 72.167353710474 -22.10116031414627, 72.01026083732368 -22.05105949033046, 71.86308685503955 -21.97745415969967, 71.72945567550789 -21.88215672977612, 71.61265774186522 -21.76751373955855, 71.51556900686795 -21.6363480799444, 71.44058011739074 -21.49188948478723, 71.3895375487664 -21.33769500413041, 71.36369813843498 -21.17756141782984, 71.36369813843498 -21.01543174623315, 71.3895375487664 -20.85529815993259, 71.44058011739074 -20.70110367927576, 71.51556900686795 -20.5566450841186, 71.61265774186522 -20.42547942450445, 71.72945567550789 -20.31083643428688, 71.86308685503955 -20.21553900436333, 72.01026083732368 -20.14193367373253, 72.167353710474 -20.09183284991673, 72.33049732659219 -20.06647018147335, 72.49567454840681 -20.06647018147335, 72.658818164525 -20.09183284991673, 72.81591103767532 -20.14193367373253, 72.96308501995945 -20.21553900436332, 73.09671619949111 -20.31083643428688, 73.21351413313378 -20.42547942450445, 73.31060286813106 -20.5566450841186, 73.38559175760827 -20.70110367927576, 73.43663432623261 -20.85529815993259, 73.46247373656402 -21.01543174623315, 73.46247373656402 -21.17756141782984, 73.43663432623261 -21.33769500413041, 73.38559175760827 -21.49188948478723, 73.31060286813106 -21.6363480799444, 73.21351413313378 -21.76751373955855, 73.09671619949113 -21.88215672977612, 72.96308501995945 -21.97745415969968, 72.81591103767532 -22.05105949033046, 72.658818164525 -22.10116031414627, 72.49567454840681 -22.12652298258964, 72.33049732659219 -22.12652298258964))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	H-09 [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 16, 2013
Origin	Truman; American author (1924-1984).
Last Updated	Oct 07, 2016 3:34 PM

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