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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Darvel
Clean Name Darvel
Feature ID 1416
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 17.90 °
Southmost Latitude 17.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 309.10 °
Westmost Longitude 308.70 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude 17.80 °
Center Longitude 308.90 °
Northmost Latitude 17.90 °
Southmost Latitude 17.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.90 °
Westmost Longitude 51.30 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude 17.80 °
Center Longitude 51.10 °
Northmost Latitude 17.97 °
Southmost Latitude 17.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 309.19 °
Westmost Longitude 308.79 °
Diameter 22.36 km
Center Latitude 17.78 °
Center Longitude 308.99 °
Northmost Latitude 17.97 °
Southmost Latitude 17.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.81 °
Westmost Longitude 51.21 °
Diameter 22.36 km
Center Latitude 17.78 °
Center Longitude 51.01 °
Quad mc10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Culture Scotland
Origin Town in Scotland.
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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