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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Du Fu on Mercury

Du Fu

Feature Name	Du Fu
Clean Name	Du Fu
Feature ID	15396
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	25.38 °
Southernmost Latitude	24.62 °
Easternmost Longitude	93.22 °
Westernmost Longitude	94.09 °
Diameter	33.00 km
Center Latitude	25.00 °
Center Longitude	93.66 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	China
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	Tu Fu; Chinese poet (712-770).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 11:48 AM

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