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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nipigon
Clean Name Nipigon
Feature ID 4305
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 33.79 °
Southmost Latitude 33.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 278.20 °
Westmost Longitude 278.00 °
Diameter 9.30 km
Center Latitude 33.69 °
Center Longitude 278.10 °
Northmost Latitude 33.79 °
Southmost Latitude 33.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 81.80 °
Westmost Longitude 82.00 °
Diameter 9.30 km
Center Latitude 33.69 °
Center Longitude 81.90 °
Northmost Latitude 33.83 °
Southmost Latitude 33.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 278.25 °
Westmost Longitude 278.07 °
Diameter 8.89 km
Center Latitude 33.76 °
Center Longitude 278.16 °
Northmost Latitude 33.83 °
Southmost Latitude 33.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 81.75 °
Westmost Longitude 81.93 °
Diameter 8.89 km
Center Latitude 33.76 °
Center Longitude 81.84 °
Quad mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent North America
Culture Canada
Origin Town in Canada.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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