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Planetary Names: Albedo Feature: Australia on Mercury

Australia

Feature Name	Australia
Clean Name	Australia
Feature ID	489
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Albedo Feature
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-72.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-72.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	0.00 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-72.50 °
Center Longitude	0.00 °
WKT String	POINT (360 -72.5)
Northernmost Latitude	-72.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-72.50 °
Easternmost Longitude
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-72.50 °
Center Longitude	360.00 °
WKT String	POINT (0.0001220700000317265 -72.49999999999994)
Northernmost Latitude	-72.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-72.50 °
Easternmost Longitude
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-72.50 °
Center Longitude	360.00 °
WKT String	POINT (0 -72.5)
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	H-15 [pdf]
Reference	[60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Origin	Albedo name for H-15, Bach region.
Last Updated	Mar 07, 2011 10:53 AM

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