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

Leighton

Feature Name Leighton
Clean Name Leighton
Feature ID 14602
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 3.64 °
Southernmost Latitude 2.52 °
Easternmost Longitude 58.31 °
Westernmost Longitude 57.20 °
Diameter 65.94 km
Center Latitude 3.08 °
Center Longitude 57.75 °
Northernmost Latitude 3.64 °
Southernmost Latitude 2.52 °
Easternmost Longitude 301.69 °
Westernmost Longitude 302.80 °
Diameter 65.94 km
Center Latitude 3.08 °
Center Longitude 302.25 °
Northernmost Latitude 3.62 °
Southernmost Latitude 2.51 °
Easternmost Longitude 58.23 °
Westernmost Longitude 57.15 °
Diameter 69.00 km
Center Latitude 3.02 °
Center Longitude 57.68 °
Northernmost Latitude 3.62 °
Southernmost Latitude 2.51 °
Easternmost Longitude 301.77 °
Westernmost Longitude 302.85 °
Diameter 69.00 km
Center Latitude 3.02 °
Center Longitude 302.32 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 United States
Quad mc13 [pdf]
Reference [231] - Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society : vol. 29, no. 4, p. 1477-1478.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 27, 2009
Origin Robert B.; American physicist (1919-1997).
Last Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:59 AM

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