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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Brooks on Mercury

Brooks

Feature Name	Brooks
Clean Name	Brooks
Feature ID	15390
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-44.83 °
Southernmost Latitude	-45.61 °
Easternmost Longitude	167.46 °
Westernmost Longitude	168.57 °
Diameter	34.00 km
Center Latitude	-45.22 °
Center Longitude	168.02 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((191.9414053834527 -45.60808023030586, 191.8553185306668 -45.59845004416757, 191.772424505351 -45.57942679903449, 191.6947644335181 -45.55147891033631, 191.6242505638757 -45.5152945478465, 191.5626191819165 -45.47176469065859, 191.511387856807 -45.42196118832385, 191.4718180737986 -45.36711036835811, 191.4448841722735 -45.30856283998836, 191.4312493542757 -45.24776023767117, 191.4312493542757 -45.18619972326786, 191.4448841722735 -45.12539712095067, 191.4718180737986 -45.06684959258093, 191.511387856807 -45.01199877261519, 191.5626191819165 -44.96219527028045, 191.6242505638757 -44.91866541309253, 191.6947644335181 -44.88248105060273, 191.772424505351 -44.85453316190455, 191.8553185306668 -44.83550991677146, 191.9414053834527 -44.82587973063318, 192.0285653196873 -44.82587973063318, 192.1146521724732 -44.83550991677146, 192.197546197789 -44.85453316190455, 192.2752062696219 -44.88248105060273, 192.3457201392643 -44.91866541309253, 192.4073515212235 -44.96219527028045, 192.458582846333 -45.01199877261519, 192.4981526293414 -45.06684959258093, 192.5250865308665 -45.12539712095067, 192.5387213488643 -45.18619972326786, 192.5387213488643 -45.24776023767117, 192.5250865308665 -45.30856283998836, 192.4981526293414 -45.36711036835811, 192.458582846333 -45.42196118832385, 192.4073515212235 -45.47176469065859, 192.3457201392643 -45.5152945478465, 192.2752062696219 -45.55147891033631, 192.197546197789 -45.57942679903449, 192.1146521724732 -45.59845004416757, 192.0285653196873 -45.60808023030586, 191.9414053834527 -45.60808023030586))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	H-12 [pdf]
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Sep 25, 2015
Origin	Gwendolyn; American poet and novelist (1917-2000).
Last Updated	Oct 07, 2016 2:47 PM

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