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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Dawes
Clean Name Dawes
Feature ID 1431
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -7.51 °
Southmost Latitude -10.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 39.60 °
Westmost Longitude 36.50 °
Diameter 191.00 km
Center Latitude -9.19 °
Center Longitude 38.00 °
Northmost Latitude -7.51 °
Southmost Latitude -10.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 320.40 °
Westmost Longitude 323.50 °
Diameter 191.00 km
Center Latitude -9.19 °
Center Longitude 322.00 °
Northmost Latitude -7.54 °
Southmost Latitude -10.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 39.64 °
Westmost Longitude 36.48 °
Diameter 185.32 km
Center Latitude -9.11 °
Center Longitude 38.06 °
Northmost Latitude -7.54 °
Southmost Latitude -10.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 320.36 °
Westmost Longitude 323.52 °
Diameter 185.32 km
Center Latitude -9.11 °
Center Longitude 321.94 °
Quad mc20 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin William R.; British astronomer (1799-1868).
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 9:58 AM

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