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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Luqa
Clean Name Luqa
Feature ID 14652
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -18.08 °
Southmost Latitude -18.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 131.98 °
Westmost Longitude 131.67 °
Diameter 17.14 km
Center Latitude -18.23 °
Center Longitude 131.82 °
Northmost Latitude -18.08 °
Southmost Latitude -18.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 228.02 °
Westmost Longitude 228.33 °
Diameter 17.14 km
Center Latitude -18.23 °
Center Longitude 228.18 °
Northmost Latitude -17.87 °
Southmost Latitude -18.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 131.88 °
Westmost Longitude 131.58 °
Diameter 16.50 km
Center Latitude -18.02 °
Center Longitude 131.73 °
Northmost Latitude -17.87 °
Southmost Latitude -18.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 228.12 °
Westmost Longitude 228.42 °
Diameter 16.50 km
Center Latitude -18.02 °
Center Longitude 228.27 °
Quad mc22 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 04, 2010
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Malta
Origin Town in Malta.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:59 AM

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