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

Matara

Feature Name Matara
Clean Name Matara
Feature ID 14626
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -49.20 °
Southernmost Latitude -50.02 °
Easternmost Longitude 35.23 °
Westernmost Longitude 33.96 °
Diameter 48.84 km
Center Latitude -49.61 °
Center Longitude 34.59 °
Northernmost Latitude -49.20 °
Southernmost Latitude -50.02 °
Easternmost Longitude 324.77 °
Westernmost Longitude 326.04 °
Diameter 48.84 km
Center Latitude -49.61 °
Center Longitude 325.41 °
Northernmost Latitude -48.85 °
Southernmost Latitude -49.65 °
Easternmost Longitude 35.14 °
Westernmost Longitude 33.87 °
Diameter 49.40 km
Center Latitude -49.29 °
Center Longitude 34.52 °
Northernmost Latitude -48.85 °
Southernmost Latitude -49.65 °
Easternmost Longitude 324.86 °
Westernmost Longitude 326.13 °
Diameter 49.40 km
Center Latitude -49.29 °
Center Longitude 325.48 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Sri Lanka
Quad mc27 [pdf]
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 30, 2009
Origin Town in Sri Lanka.
Last Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:59 AM

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