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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pital
Clean Name Pital
Feature ID 15272
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -8.96 °
Southmost Latitude -9.58 °
Eastmost Longitude 298.06 °
Westmost Longitude 297.37 °
Diameter 41.70 km
Center Latitude -9.27 °
Center Longitude 297.72 °
Northmost Latitude -8.96 °
Southmost Latitude -9.58 °
Eastmost Longitude 61.94 °
Westmost Longitude 62.63 °
Diameter 41.70 km
Center Latitude -9.27 °
Center Longitude 62.28 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 01, 2014
Continent South and Central America
Culture Costa Rica
Origin Town in Costa Rica.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 01, 2014 12:09 PM

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