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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
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Mars: Loja

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Feature Name Loja Search for maps that cover Loja in the Planetary Map Index
Latitude 41.5°2 (41.2°)1
Longitude 223.9°W2 (136.1°E)1
Starting Latitude 41.4°2 (41.1°)1
Starting Longitude 223.8°W2 (136.2°E)1
Ending Latitude 41.6°2 (41.3°)1
Ending Longitude 224°W2 (136°E)1
Diameter 10.4 KM
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Ecuador
Map
Quadrangle MC-07
Approval Status 5: Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Reference National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Origin Town in Ecuador.

1Coordinate System: Planetocentric Latitude with East Longitude
Direction of Increasing Longitude: East
Longitude Range: 0° to 360°

2Coordinate System: Planetographic Latitude with West Longitude
Direction of Increasing Longitude: West
Longitude Range: 0° to 360°

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