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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ayacucho
Clean Name Ayacucho
Feature ID 517
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 38.17 °
Southmost Latitude 38.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 267.90 °
Westmost Longitude 267.80 °
Diameter 2.50 km
Center Latitude 38.17 °
Center Longitude 267.80 °
Northmost Latitude 38.17 °
Southmost Latitude 38.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 92.10 °
Westmost Longitude 92.20 °
Diameter 2.50 km
Center Latitude 38.17 °
Center Longitude 92.20 °
Northmost Latitude 38.20 °
Southmost Latitude 38.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 268.00 °
Westmost Longitude 267.95 °
Diameter 2.59 km
Center Latitude 38.18 °
Center Longitude 267.97 °
Northmost Latitude 38.20 °
Southmost Latitude 38.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 92.00 °
Westmost Longitude 92.05 °
Diameter 2.59 km
Center Latitude 38.18 °
Center Longitude 92.03 °
Quad mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent South and Central America
Culture Bolivia
Origin Town in Bolivia.
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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