Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Carson on Venus

Carson

Feature Name Carson
Clean Name Carson
Feature ID 1033
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -24.20 °
Southernmost Latitude -24.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 344.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 344.10 °
Diameter 38.80 km
Center Latitude -24.20 °
Center Longitude 344.10 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 American
Quad v43 [pdf]
Reference [99] - Index to Women of the World, by N.O. Ireland: F.W. Faxon Co., Westwood, Mass., 1988 (and other editions).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Origin Rachel; American biologist, author (1907-1964).
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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