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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Dowa
Clean Name Dowa
Feature ID 14741
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -31.31 °
Southmost Latitude -32.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 110.65 °
Westmost Longitude 109.84 °
Diameter 40.84 km
Center Latitude -31.66 °
Center Longitude 110.24 °
Northmost Latitude -31.31 °
Southmost Latitude -32.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 249.35 °
Westmost Longitude 250.16 °
Diameter 40.84 km
Center Latitude -31.66 °
Center Longitude 249.76 °
Northmost Latitude -30.99 °
Southmost Latitude -31.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 110.36 °
Westmost Longitude 109.73 °
Diameter 42.00 km
Center Latitude -31.37 °
Center Longitude 110.14 °
Northmost Latitude -30.99 °
Southmost Latitude -31.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 249.64 °
Westmost Longitude 250.27 °
Diameter 42.00 km
Center Latitude -31.37 °
Center Longitude 249.86 °
Quad mc28 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 21, 2010
Continent Africa
Culture Malawi
Origin Town in Malawi.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:59 AM

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