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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Palikir
Clean Name Palikir
Feature ID 14872
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -41.44 °
Southmost Latitude -41.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 202.32 °
Westmost Longitude 201.97 °
Diameter 15.57 km
Center Latitude -41.57 °
Center Longitude 202.14 °
Northmost Latitude -41.44 °
Southmost Latitude -41.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 157.68 °
Westmost Longitude 158.03 °
Diameter 15.57 km
Center Latitude -41.57 °
Center Longitude 157.86 °
Quad mc24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 29, 2011
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Micronesia
Origin Capital of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Feb 17, 2012 11:42 AM

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