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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Llanesco
Clean Name Llanesco
Feature ID 3432
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -27.92 °
Southmost Latitude -28.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 259.10 °
Westmost Longitude 258.50 °
Diameter 27.00 km
Center Latitude -28.22 °
Center Longitude 258.80 °
Northmost Latitude -27.92 °
Southmost Latitude -28.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 100.90 °
Westmost Longitude 101.50 °
Diameter 27.00 km
Center Latitude -28.22 °
Center Longitude 101.20 °
Northmost Latitude -27.93 °
Southmost Latitude -28.43 °
Eastmost Longitude 259.17 °
Westmost Longitude 258.61 °
Diameter 29.40 km
Center Latitude -28.18 °
Center Longitude 258.89 °
Northmost Latitude -27.93 °
Southmost Latitude -28.43 °
Eastmost Longitude 100.83 °
Westmost Longitude 101.39 °
Diameter 29.40 km
Center Latitude -28.18 °
Center Longitude 101.11 °
Quad mc17 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Culture Spain
Origin Probably named for Llanes, a town in Spain.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated Feb 17, 2017 7:51 AM
Additional Information Origin was changed from "Town in Spain" on 02/17/2017, to correct an error.

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