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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Plath on Mercury

Plath

Feature Name	Plath
Clean Name	Plath
Feature ID	15395
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	38.27 °
Southernmost Latitude	37.45 °
Easternmost Longitude	38.35 °
Westernmost Longitude	39.33 °
Diameter	35.00 km
Center Latitude	37.86 °
Center Longitude	38.84 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((321.1207809755171 37.44842507040779, 321.0443262181488 37.45853199843409, 320.9707070488134 37.47849698837573, 320.901736215788 37.50782843592033, 320.8391120098827 37.54580410348385, 320.7843764468847 37.59148890409687, 320.7388772980119 37.64375792634912, 320.7037349033126 37.70132413344183, 320.6798145851752 37.76277005430507, 320.6677053412193 37.82658268643988, 320.6677053412193 37.89119075106112, 320.6798145851752 37.95500338319594, 320.7037349033126 38.01644930405918, 320.7388772980119 38.07401551115188, 320.7843764468847 38.12628453340414, 320.8391120098827 38.17196933401716, 320.901736215788 38.20994500158068, 320.9707070488134 38.23927644912528, 321.0443262181488 38.25924143906692, 321.1207809755171 38.26934836709322, 321.198188751053 38.26934836709322, 321.2746435084212 38.25924143906692, 321.3482626777566 38.23927644912528, 321.417233510782 38.20994500158068, 321.4798577166873 38.17196933401716, 321.5345932796853 38.12628453340415, 321.5800924285581 38.07401551115188, 321.6152348232574 38.01644930405918, 321.6391551413948 37.95500338319594, 321.6512643853507 37.89119075106112, 321.6512643853507 37.82658268643988, 321.6391551413948 37.76277005430507, 321.6152348232574 37.70132413344183, 321.5800924285581 37.64375792634912, 321.5345932796853 37.59148890409687, 321.4798577166873 37.54580410348385, 321.417233510782 37.50782843592033, 321.3482626777566 37.47849698837573, 321.2746435084212 37.45853199843409, 321.198188751053 37.44842507040779, 321.1207809755171 37.44842507040779))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	H-02 [pdf]
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Sep 25, 2015
Origin	Sylvia; American poet (1932-1963).
Last Updated	Oct 12, 2016 2:56 PM

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