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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Gusev
Clean Name Gusev
Feature ID 2289
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -13.20 °
Southmost Latitude -15.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.91 °
Westmost Longitude 174.15 °
Diameter 158.12 km
Center Latitude -14.53 °
Center Longitude 175.52 °
Northmost Latitude -13.20 °
Southmost Latitude -15.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 183.09 °
Westmost Longitude 185.85 °
Diameter 158.12 km
Center Latitude -14.53 °
Center Longitude 184.48 °
Northmost Latitude -13.15 °
Southmost Latitude -15.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.90 °
Westmost Longitude 174.00 °
Diameter 166.00 km
Center Latitude -14.53 °
Center Longitude 175.40 °
Northmost Latitude -13.15 °
Southmost Latitude -15.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 183.10 °
Westmost Longitude 186.00 °
Diameter 166.00 km
Center Latitude -14.53 °
Center Longitude 184.60 °
Quad mc23 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Russia
Origin Matvei M.; Russian astronomer (1826-1866).
Reference [64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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