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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cruls
Clean Name Cruls
Feature ID 1341
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -42.16 °
Southmost Latitude -43.66 °
Eastmost Longitude 163.90 °
Westmost Longitude 161.90 °
Diameter 88.00 km
Center Latitude -42.96 °
Center Longitude 162.90 °
Northmost Latitude -42.16 °
Southmost Latitude -43.66 °
Eastmost Longitude 196.10 °
Westmost Longitude 198.10 °
Diameter 88.00 km
Center Latitude -42.96 °
Center Longitude 197.10 °
Northmost Latitude -42.17 °
Southmost Latitude -43.65 °
Eastmost Longitude 164.04 °
Westmost Longitude 162.02 °
Diameter 87.89 km
Center Latitude -42.91 °
Center Longitude 163.03 °
Northmost Latitude -42.17 °
Southmost Latitude -43.65 °
Eastmost Longitude 195.96 °
Westmost Longitude 197.98 °
Diameter 87.89 km
Center Latitude -42.91 °
Center Longitude 196.97 °
Quad mc29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Brazil
Origin Luiz; Brazilian astronomer (1848-1908).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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