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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tombaugh
Clean Name Tombaugh
Feature ID 14166
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 4.06 °
Southmost Latitude 3.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 162.43 °
Westmost Longitude 161.42 °
Diameter 59.84 km
Center Latitude 3.56 °
Center Longitude 161.92 °
Northmost Latitude 4.06 °
Southmost Latitude 3.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 197.57 °
Westmost Longitude 198.58 °
Diameter 59.84 km
Center Latitude 3.56 °
Center Longitude 198.08 °
Northmost Latitude 3.95 °
Southmost Latitude 2.96 °
Eastmost Longitude 162.32 °
Westmost Longitude 161.30 °
Diameter 60.30 km
Center Latitude 3.46 °
Center Longitude 161.80 °
Northmost Latitude 3.95 °
Southmost Latitude 2.96 °
Eastmost Longitude 197.68 °
Westmost Longitude 198.70 °
Diameter 60.30 km
Center Latitude 3.46 °
Center Longitude 198.20 °
Quad mc15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Clyde William; American astronomer (1906-1997).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:59 AM

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