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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Canso
Clean Name Canso
Feature ID 1006
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 21.57 °
Southmost Latitude 21.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 299.50 °
Westmost Longitude 299.00 °
Diameter 27.40 km
Center Latitude 21.37 °
Center Longitude 299.30 °
Northmost Latitude 21.57 °
Southmost Latitude 21.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 60.50 °
Westmost Longitude 61.00 °
Diameter 27.40 km
Center Latitude 21.37 °
Center Longitude 60.70 °
Northmost Latitude 21.59 °
Southmost Latitude 21.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 299.61 °
Westmost Longitude 299.13 °
Diameter 26.42 km
Center Latitude 21.36 °
Center Longitude 299.38 °
Northmost Latitude 21.59 °
Southmost Latitude 21.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 60.39 °
Westmost Longitude 60.87 °
Diameter 26.42 km
Center Latitude 21.36 °
Center Longitude 60.62 °
Quad mc10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent North America
Culture Canada
Origin Town in Nova Scotia, 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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