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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Richardson on Mars

Richardson

Feature Name	Richardson
Clean Name	Richardson
Feature ID	5028
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-71.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	-73.31 °
Easternmost Longitude	182.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	177.10 °
Diameter	95.90 km
Center Latitude	-72.41 °
Center Longitude	179.60 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-71.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	-73.31 °
Easternmost Longitude	177.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	182.90 °
Diameter	95.90 km
Center Latitude	-72.41 °
Center Longitude	180.40 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-71.73 °
Southernmost Latitude	-73.33 °
Easternmost Longitude	182.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	177.44 °
Diameter	89.00 km
Center Latitude	-72.47 °
Center Longitude	180.14 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-71.73 °
Southernmost Latitude	-73.33 °
Easternmost Longitude	177.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	182.56 °
Diameter	89.00 km
Center Latitude	-72.47 °
Center Longitude	179.86 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Great Britain
Quad	mc30 [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	Lewis F.; British meteorologist, chemist (1881-1953).
Last Updated	Oct 04, 2011 11:00 AM

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