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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Paros
Clean Name Paros
Feature ID 4592
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 22.26 °
Southmost Latitude 21.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 262.10 °
Westmost Longitude 261.50 °
Diameter 34.10 km
Center Latitude 21.96 °
Center Longitude 261.80 °
Northmost Latitude 22.26 °
Southmost Latitude 21.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.90 °
Westmost Longitude 98.50 °
Diameter 34.10 km
Center Latitude 21.96 °
Center Longitude 98.20 °
Northmost Latitude 22.28 °
Southmost Latitude 21.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 262.19 °
Westmost Longitude 261.56 °
Diameter 34.61 km
Center Latitude 21.99 °
Center Longitude 261.87 °
Northmost Latitude 22.28 °
Southmost Latitude 21.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.81 °
Westmost Longitude 98.44 °
Diameter 34.61 km
Center Latitude 21.99 °
Center Longitude 98.13 °
Quad mc09 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Famous in antiquity for its marble quarries.
Reference [54] - The New Century Handbook of Classical Geography, edited by Catherine B. Avery: Meredith Corp., New York, 1972 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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