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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Leighton
Clean Name Leighton
Feature ID 14602
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 3.64 °
Southmost Latitude 2.52 °
Eastmost Longitude 58.31 °
Westmost Longitude 57.20 °
Diameter 65.94 km
Center Latitude 3.08 °
Center Longitude 57.75 °
Northmost Latitude 3.64 °
Southmost Latitude 2.52 °
Eastmost Longitude 301.69 °
Westmost Longitude 302.80 °
Diameter 65.94 km
Center Latitude 3.08 °
Center Longitude 302.25 °
Northmost Latitude 3.62 °
Southmost Latitude 2.51 °
Eastmost Longitude 58.23 °
Westmost Longitude 57.15 °
Diameter 69.00 km
Center Latitude 3.02 °
Center Longitude 57.68 °
Northmost Latitude 3.62 °
Southmost Latitude 2.51 °
Eastmost Longitude 301.77 °
Westmost Longitude 302.85 °
Diameter 69.00 km
Center Latitude 3.02 °
Center Longitude 302.32 °
Quad mc13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 27, 2009
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Robert B.; American physicist (1919-1997).
Reference [231] - Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society : vol. 29, no. 4, p. 1477-1478.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:59 AM

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