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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
15106	Arecibo Catena	Arecibo Catena	Mercury	139.79	-27.58	28.29	-26.66	-28.64	26.84	29.69	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	Puerto Rico	Catena, catenae	CA	H-11	Approved	Mar 26, 2013	[59]	Radio telescope in Puerto Rico.	Name changed from Arecibo Valles.	Mar 26, 2013
15107	Goldstone Catena	Goldstone Catena	Mercury	102.00	-15.62	32.02	-14.71	-16.75	31.50	32.73	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	American	Catena, catenae	CA	H-06	Approved	Mar 26, 2013	[80]	Radio telescope facility in California.	Name changed from Goldstone Vallis.	Oct 11, 2016
15108	Haystack Catena	Haystack Catena	Mercury	274.00	4.42	46.48	6.52	1.91	45.30	47.57	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	American	Catena, catenae	CA	H-06	Approved	Mar 26, 2013	[80]	Radio telescope facility in Massachusetts.	Name changed from Haystack Vallis.	Oct 11, 2016

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