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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Carleton on Mercury

Carleton

Feature Name	Carleton
Clean Name	Carleton
Feature ID	15774
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-50.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	-54.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	300.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	306.60 °
Diameter	177.00 km
Center Latitude	-52.20 °
Center Longitude	303.40 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((56.37767587669213 -54.29806228872707, 55.88767076172126 -54.24549208537957, 55.41583917430958 -54.14164613156152, 54.97379917405844 -53.98908145930086, 54.57243525282067 -53.79155471716177, 54.22163032238765 -53.55392966908939, 53.93002236440143 -53.28205743239954, 53.70479173457895 -52.98263240385182, 53.55148435852406 -52.66302742138374, 53.47387517263324 -52.33111222037177, 53.47387517263324 -51.99505965462823, 53.55148435852406 -51.66314445361626, 53.70479173457895 -51.34353947114818, 53.93002236440143 -51.04411444260046, 54.22163032238765 -50.77224220591061, 54.57243525282067 -50.53461715783823, 54.97379917405844 -50.33709041569914, 55.41583917430958 -50.18452574343848, 55.88767076172126 -50.08067978962043, 56.37767587669213 -50.02810958627293, 56.87378896705787 -50.02810958627293, 57.36379408202874 -50.08067978962043, 57.83562566944042 -50.18452574343848, 58.27766566969156 -50.33709041569914, 58.67902959092932 -50.53461715783823, 59.02983452136235 -50.77224220591061, 59.32144247934857 -51.04411444260046, 59.54667310917105 -51.34353947114818, 59.69998048522594 -51.66314445361626, 59.77758967111677 -51.99505965462823, 59.77758967111677 -52.33111222037177, 59.69998048522594 -52.66302742138374, 59.54667310917105 -52.98263240385182, 59.32144247934857 -53.28205743239954, 59.02983452136235 -53.55392966908938, 58.67902959092933 -53.79155471716177, 58.27766566969156 -53.98908145930086, 57.83562566944042 -54.14164613156152, 57.36379408202874 -54.24549208537957, 56.87378896705787 -54.29806228872707, 56.37767587669213 -54.29806228872707))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Ireland
Quad	H-14 [pdf]
Reference	[487] - William Carleton, the novelist: his carnival and pastoral world of tragicomedy, by David Krause: University Press of America, 2000.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Oct 19, 2018
Origin	William; Irish writer (1794-1869).
Last Updated	Oct 19, 2018 3:08 PM

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