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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Canala
Clean Name Canala
Feature ID 14793
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 24.45 °
Southmost Latitude 24.26 °
Eastmost Longitude 280.02 °
Westmost Longitude 279.82 °
Diameter 12.00 km
Center Latitude 24.35 °
Center Longitude 279.92 °
Northmost Latitude 24.45 °
Southmost Latitude 24.26 °
Eastmost Longitude 79.98 °
Westmost Longitude 80.18 °
Diameter 12.00 km
Center Latitude 24.35 °
Center Longitude 80.08 °
Quad mc10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 18, 2011
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity New Caledonia
Origin Town in New Caledonia.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Jun 29, 2011 11:32 AM

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