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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Dowland on Mercury

Dowland

Feature Name	Dowland
Clean Name	Dowland
Feature ID	1633
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-53.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	-53.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	177.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	181.60 °
Diameter	100.00 km
Center Latitude	-53.50 °
Center Longitude	179.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((182.6 -53.8, 178.4 -53.8, 178.4 -53.7, 182.6 -53.7, 182.6 -53.8)))
Northernmost Latitude	-52.39 °
Southernmost Latitude	-54.72 °
Easternmost Longitude	178.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	181.85 °
Diameter	158.50 km
Center Latitude	-53.65 °
Center Longitude	180.45 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((180.97057723999 -54.6300582885742, 180.682014465332 -54.695219039917, 180.263134002686 -54.7231426239014, 180 -54.6919994354248, 179.830944061279 -54.6987781524658, 179.580402374268 -54.6859092712402, 179.142904281616 -54.6766014099121, 178.817108154297 -54.6579837799072, 178.509929656982 -54.425271987915, 178.305143356323 -54.2763366699219, 178.174823760986 -54.0343170166016, 178.146898269653 -53.8109149932861, 178.184133529663 -53.4013423919678, 178.249292373657 -53.0941638946533, 178.407535552979 -52.8800678253174, 178.649555206299 -52.7218246459961, 178.910192489624 -52.6008148193359, 179.133596420288 -52.5077304840088, 179.356998443604 -52.4611873626709, 179.576801300049 -52.4180145263672, 179.791845321655 -52.3984661102295, 180 -52.3920001983643, 180.352252960205 -52.4651298522949, 180.514461517334 -52.5356559753418, 180.784408569336 -52.5915069580078, 181.026428222656 -52.7497501373291, 181.240522384644 -52.9173030853271, 181.426691055298 -53.1500148773193, 181.743179321289 -53.4106502532959, 181.799030303955 -53.5502777099609, 181.743179321289 -53.7922973632812, 181.631477355957 -53.9691581726074, 181.361532211304 -54.2297954559326, 181.166053771973 -54.4625072479248, 180.97057723999 -54.6300582885742)))
Northernmost Latitude	-52.38 °
Southernmost Latitude	-54.69 °
Easternmost Longitude	178.66 °
Westernmost Longitude	182.82 °
Diameter	158.00 km
Center Latitude	-53.56 °
Center Longitude	180.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((179.9011249542286 -54.67688751220703, 179.3852977752736 -54.69228553771973, 178.7883014679005 -54.66086387634277, 178.2855701446583 -54.6215877532959, 177.9320850372364 -54.49590492248535, 177.452917099004 -54.11885643005371, 177.2408275604298 -53.83606910705566, 177.1779880523732 -53.49044036865234, 177.248685836797 -53.19194221496582, 177.5000514984181 -52.96414184570312, 177.9724445343068 -52.6915168762207, 178.6469097137501 -52.50854110717773, 179.2517566680958 -52.37500381469727, 179.9011249542286 -52.39765548706055, 179.9273052215626 -52.39856910705566, 180.3907604217579 -52.50068664550781, 180.7992305755665 -52.72848701477051, 181.1684246063282 -53.01912879943848, 181.3412380218556 -53.30977058410645, 181.3255290985157 -53.60826873779297, 181.2312679290822 -53.93033218383789, 181.0191783905079 -54.22882843017578, 180.7835216522267 -54.44877433776855, 180.3200626373341 -54.60587692260742, 179.9115924835255 -54.67657470703125, 179.9011249542286 -54.67688751220703)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	England
Quad	H-13 [pdf]
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	John; English composer (1562-1626).
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 11:44 AM

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