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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cayon
Clean Name Cayon
Feature ID 15029
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -35.72 °
Southmost Latitude -36.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 113.90 °
Westmost Longitude 113.33 °
Diameter 27.31 km
Center Latitude -35.93 °
Center Longitude 113.62 °
Northmost Latitude -35.72 °
Southmost Latitude -36.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 246.10 °
Westmost Longitude 246.67 °
Diameter 27.31 km
Center Latitude -35.93 °
Center Longitude 246.38 °
Quad mc28 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 27, 2012
Continent North America
Ethnicity Saint Kitts and Nevis
Origin Town in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Aug 27, 2012 9:08 AM

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