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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Neukum on Mars

Neukum

Feature Name	Neukum
Clean Name	Neukum
Feature ID	15687
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	MDIM 2.1
Northernmost Latitude	-44.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-45.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	29.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	27.20 °
Diameter	102.00 km
Center Latitude	-44.90 °
Center Longitude	28.40 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-44.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-45.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	330.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	332.80 °
Diameter	102.00 km
Center Latitude	-44.90 °
Center Longitude	331.60 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Germany
Quad	mc27 [pdf]
Reference	[444] - American Astronomical Society Obituary, https://aas.org/obituaries/gerhard-neukum-1943-2014.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Sep 29, 2017
Origin	Gerhard; German planetary scientist (1944-2014).
Last Updated	Sep 29, 2017 1:25 PM

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