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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tarrafal
Clean Name Tarrafal
Feature ID 15116
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 24.30 °
Southmost Latitude 24.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 340.86 °
Westmost Longitude 340.77 °
Diameter 4.89 km
Center Latitude 24.26 °
Center Longitude 340.82 °
Northmost Latitude 24.30 °
Southmost Latitude 24.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 19.14 °
Westmost Longitude 19.23 °
Diameter 4.89 km
Center Latitude 24.26 °
Center Longitude 19.18 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 06, 2013
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Cape Verde
Origin Town in Cape Verde.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated May 06, 2013 12:19 PM

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