Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Grainger
Clean Name	Grainger
Feature ID	14960
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-42.79 °
Southmost Latitude	-45.43 °
Eastmost Longitude	253.33 °
Westmost Longitude	256.93 °
Diameter	112.61 km
Center Latitude	-44.11 °
Center Longitude	255.13 °
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Northmost Latitude	-42.77 °
Southmost Latitude	-45.41 °
Eastmost Longitude	253.39 °
Westmost Longitude	256.98 °
Diameter	113.00 km
Center Latitude	-44.09 °
Center Longitude	255.19 °
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Quad	H-13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 24, 2012
Continent	Oceania
Ethnicity	Australia
Origin	George Percy Aldridge; Australian-born composer (1882-1961).
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated	Oct 11, 2016 12:56 PM

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