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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Newcomb on Mars

Newcomb

Feature Name	Newcomb
Clean Name	Newcomb
Feature ID	4233
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-21.96 °
Southernmost Latitude	-26.13 °
Easternmost Longitude	360.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	0.00 °
Diameter	252.00 km
Center Latitude	-24.15 °
Center Longitude	1.00 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-21.96 °
Southernmost Latitude	-26.13 °
Easternmost Longitude	-0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	360.00 °
Diameter	252.00 km
Center Latitude	-24.15 °
Center Longitude	359.00 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-22.14 °
Southernmost Latitude	-26.42 °
Easternmost Longitude	3.38 °
Westernmost Longitude	-1.33 °
Diameter	254.13 km
Center Latitude	-24.27 °
Center Longitude	1.04 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-22.14 °
Southernmost Latitude	-26.42 °
Easternmost Longitude	356.62 °
Westernmost Longitude	361.33 °
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Center Longitude	358.96 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	American
Quad	mc20 [pdf]
Reference	[68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1973
Origin	Simon; American astronomer (1835-1909).
Last Updated	Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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