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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nicholson
Clean Name Nicholson
Feature ID 4249
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 1.09 °
Southmost Latitude -0.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 196.30 °
Westmost Longitude 194.60 °
Diameter 102.50 km
Center Latitude 0.20 °
Center Longitude 195.40 °
Northmost Latitude 1.09 °
Southmost Latitude -0.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 163.70 °
Westmost Longitude 165.40 °
Diameter 102.50 km
Center Latitude 0.20 °
Center Longitude 164.60 °
Northmost Latitude 1.08 °
Southmost Latitude -0.65 °
Eastmost Longitude 196.43 °
Westmost Longitude 194.71 °
Diameter 102.45 km
Center Latitude 0.21 °
Center Longitude 195.57 °
Northmost Latitude 1.08 °
Southmost Latitude -0.65 °
Eastmost Longitude 163.57 °
Westmost Longitude 165.29 °
Diameter 102.45 km
Center Latitude 0.21 °
Center Longitude 164.43 °
Quad mc08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Seth Barnes; American astronomer (1891-1963).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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