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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Akutagawa on Mercury

Akutagawa

Feature Name	Akutagawa
Clean Name	Akutagawa
Feature ID	15386
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	49.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	47.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	139.22 °
Westernmost Longitude	142.96 °
Diameter	106.00 km
Center Latitude	48.25 °
Center Longitude	141.09 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((218.7620326342616 47.10377758663724, 218.4713617765888 47.13204947896788, 218.1914714489168 47.18789711581092, 217.9292534800159 47.26994534299966, 217.6911645465318 47.3761738608782, 217.483067188179 47.50396697078416, 217.3100854525554 47.65017798223064, 217.1764787240856 47.81120669486931, 217.0855368438399 47.98308804737132, 217.0394991027287 48.16158975039659, 217.0394991027287 48.34231649960341, 217.0855368438399 48.52081820262868, 217.1764787240856 48.69269955513069, 217.3100854525554 48.85372826776936, 217.483067188179 48.99993927921584, 217.6911645465318 49.1277323891218, 217.9292534800159 49.23396090700034, 218.1914714489168 49.31600913418908, 218.4713617765888 49.37185677103212, 218.7620326342616 49.40012866336276, 219.0563267407384 49.40012866336276, 219.3469975984112 49.37185677103212, 219.6268879260832 49.31600913418908, 219.8891058949841 49.23396090700034, 220.1271948284682 49.1277323891218, 220.335292186821 48.99993927921584, 220.5082739224446 48.85372826776936, 220.6418806509144 48.69269955513069, 220.7328225311601 48.52081820262868, 220.7788602722713 48.34231649960341, 220.7788602722713 48.16158975039659, 220.7328225311601 47.98308804737132, 220.6418806509144 47.81120669486931, 220.5082739224446 47.65017798223064, 220.335292186821 47.50396697078416, 220.1271948284682 47.3761738608782, 219.8891058949841 47.26994534299966, 219.6268879260832 47.18789711581092, 219.3469975984112 47.13204947896788, 219.0563267407384 47.10377758663724, 218.7620326342616 47.10377758663724))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Japan
Quad	H-03 [pdf]
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Sep 25, 2015
Origin	Ryunosuke; Japanese writer (1892-1927).
Last Updated	Oct 07, 2016 12:19 PM

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