Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Dowland
Clean Name	Dowland
Feature ID	1633
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-53.70 °
Southmost Latitude	-53.80 °
Eastmost Longitude	177.40 °
Westmost Longitude	181.60 °
Diameter	100.00 km
Center Latitude	-53.50 °
Center Longitude	179.50 °
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Northmost Latitude	-52.39 °
Southmost Latitude	-54.72 °
Eastmost Longitude	178.20 °
Westmost Longitude	181.85 °
Diameter	158.50 km
Center Latitude	-53.65 °
Center Longitude	180.45 °
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Northmost Latitude	-52.38 °
Southmost Latitude	-54.69 °
Eastmost Longitude	178.66 °
Westmost Longitude	182.82 °
Diameter	158.00 km
Center Latitude	-53.56 °
Center Longitude	180.70 °
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Quad	H-13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	England
Origin	John; English composer (1562-1626).
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated	Oct 11, 2016 11:44 AM

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