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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pickering
Clean Name Pickering
Feature ID 4723
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -32.49 °
Southmost Latitude -34.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 228.50 °
Westmost Longitude 226.10 °
Diameter 115.00 km
Center Latitude -33.59 °
Center Longitude 227.20 °
Northmost Latitude -32.49 °
Southmost Latitude -34.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 131.50 °
Westmost Longitude 133.90 °
Diameter 115.00 km
Center Latitude -33.59 °
Center Longitude 132.80 °
Northmost Latitude -32.51 °
Southmost Latitude -34.45 °
Eastmost Longitude 228.55 °
Westmost Longitude 226.22 °
Diameter 115.20 km
Center Latitude -33.48 °
Center Longitude 227.39 °
Northmost Latitude -32.51 °
Southmost Latitude -34.45 °
Eastmost Longitude 131.45 °
Westmost Longitude 133.78 °
Diameter 115.20 km
Center Latitude -33.48 °
Center Longitude 132.61 °
Quad mc24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Edward Charles; American astronomer (1846-1919), William Henry; American astronomer (1858-1938), Sir William Hayward; New Zealand-American engineer (1910-2004).
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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