Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Gale on Mars

Gale

Feature Name Gale
Clean Name Gale
Feature ID 2071
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -4.07 °
Southernmost Latitude -6.67 °
Easternmost Longitude 139.12 °
Westernmost Longitude 136.51 °
Diameter 154.08 km
Center Latitude -5.37 °
Center Longitude 137.81 °
Northernmost Latitude -4.05 °
Southernmost Latitude -6.62 °
Easternmost Longitude 138.9 °
Westernmost Longitude 136.4 °
Diameter 155.3 km
Center Latitude -5.44 °
Center Longitude 137.7 °
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Continent Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Australia
Quad mc23 [pdf]
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus; Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968; New York, 1973.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Origin Walter F.; Australian astronomer (1865-1945).
Last Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58:56 AM

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