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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Neukum
Clean Name Neukum
Feature ID 15687
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -44.00 °
Southmost Latitude -45.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.60 °
Westmost Longitude 27.20 °
Diameter 102.00 km
Center Latitude -44.90 °
Center Longitude 28.40 °
Northmost Latitude -44.00 °
Southmost Latitude -45.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 330.40 °
Westmost Longitude 332.80 °
Diameter 102.00 km
Center Latitude -44.90 °
Center Longitude 331.60 °
Quad mc27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 29, 2017
Continent Europe
Culture Germany
Origin Gerhard; German planetary scientist (1944-2014).
Reference [444] - American Astronomical Society Obituary, https://aas.org/obituaries/gerhard-neukum-1943-2014.
Updated Sep 29, 2017 1:25 PM

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