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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kuniyoshi on Mercury

Kuniyoshi

Feature Name	Kuniyoshi
Clean Name	Kuniyoshi
Feature ID	15237
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-57.57 °
Southernmost Latitude	-58.17 °
Easternmost Longitude	36.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	38.07 °
Diameter	27.00 km
Center Latitude	-57.87 °
Center Longitude	37.49 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((322.4685914571804 -58.1738945061575, 322.377611572231 -58.16645733270418, 322.2900059897041 -58.15176611369052, 322.2079318497875 -58.130182595686, 322.1334100901948 -58.10223823653548, 322.0682756839705 -58.06862111910327, 322.0141324563647 -58.03015900838935, 321.9723135933319 -57.98779896920792, 321.9438488140689 -57.94258404630855, 321.9294390159105 -57.89562758115274, 321.9294390159105 -57.84808579775221, 321.9438488140689 -57.8011293325964, 321.9723135933319 -57.75591440969703, 322.0141324563647 -57.71355437051561, 322.0682756839705 -57.67509225980169, 322.1334100901948 -57.64147514236947, 322.2079318497875 -57.61353078321896, 322.2900059897041 -57.59194726521444, 322.377611572231 -57.57725604620078, 322.4685914571804 -57.56981887274745, 322.5607054178398 -57.56981887274745, 322.6516853027892 -57.57725604620078, 322.7392908853161 -57.59194726521444, 322.8213650252325 -57.61353078321896, 322.8958867848252 -57.64147514236947, 322.9610211910495 -57.67509225980169, 323.0151644186555 -57.71355437051561, 323.0569832816881 -57.75591440969703, 323.0854480609513 -57.8011293325964, 323.0998578591096 -57.84808579775221, 323.0998578591096 -57.89562758115274, 323.0854480609513 -57.94258404630855, 323.0569832816881 -57.98779896920792, 323.0151644186555 -58.03015900838935, 322.9610211910495 -58.06862111910327, 322.8958867848252 -58.10223823653548, 322.8213650252325 -58.130182595686, 322.7392908853161 -58.15176611369052, 322.6516853027892 -58.16645733270418, 322.5607054178398 -58.1738945061575, 322.4685914571804 -58.1738945061575))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Japan
Quad	H-11 [pdf]
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Mar 14, 2014
Origin	Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese painter and printmaker (1798-1861).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 3:11 PM

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