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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Elliot on Pluto

Elliot

Feature Name	Elliot
Clean Name	Elliot
Feature ID	15681
Target	Pluto
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	14.28 °
Southernmost Latitude	9.75 °
Easternmost Longitude	141.18 °
Westernmost Longitude	136.57 °
Diameter	96.00 km
Center Latitude	12.04 °
Center Longitude	138.86 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	-
Reference	[439] - New York Times obituary, by Jascha Hoffman, published March 10, 2011 (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/us/11elliot.html).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Aug 08, 2017
Origin	James; American astronomer, discoverer of the atmosphere of Pluto (1943–2011).
Last Updated	Sep 11, 2017 1:16 PM

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