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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Murray on Mars

Murray

Feature Name	Murray
Clean Name	Murray
Feature ID	15504
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	MDIM 2.1
Northernmost Latitude	-22.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-24.08 °
Easternmost Longitude	28.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	27.22 °
Diameter	92.00 km
Center Latitude	-23.29 °
Center Longitude	28.06 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-22.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-24.08 °
Easternmost Longitude	331.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	332.78 °
Diameter	92.00 km
Center Latitude	-23.29 °
Center Longitude	331.94 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	mc20 [pdf]
Reference	[405] - New York Times Obituary, by John Noble Wilford ( http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/science/space/bruce-c-murray-who-helped-earth-learn-of-mars-dies-at-81.html?_r=0).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Sep 06, 2016
Origin	Bruce Churchill; American planetary scientist (1931-2013).
Last Updated	Sep 06, 2016 12:42 PM

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