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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Chinju
Clean Name Chinju
Feature ID 1185
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -3.96 °
Southmost Latitude -5.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 318.41 °
Westmost Longitude 317.30 °
Diameter 65.71 km
Center Latitude -4.52 °
Center Longitude 317.86 °
Northmost Latitude -3.96 °
Southmost Latitude -5.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 41.59 °
Westmost Longitude 42.70 °
Diameter 65.71 km
Center Latitude -4.52 °
Center Longitude 42.14 °
Northmost Latitude -3.95 °
Southmost Latitude -5.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 318.30 °
Westmost Longitude 317.20 °
Diameter 66.60 km
Center Latitude -4.55 °
Center Longitude 317.80 °
Northmost Latitude -3.95 °
Southmost Latitude -5.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 41.70 °
Westmost Longitude 42.80 °
Diameter 66.60 km
Center Latitude -4.55 °
Center Longitude 42.20 °
Quad mc19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Culture Republic of Korea
Origin Town in the Republic of Korea.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Feb 10, 2012 7:55 AM

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