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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name López
Clean Name Lopez
Feature ID 15254
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -13.89 °
Southmost Latitude -15.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.79 °
Westmost Longitude 97.30 °
Diameter 85.00 km
Center Latitude -14.57 °
Center Longitude 98.04 °
Northmost Latitude -13.89 °
Southmost Latitude -15.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 261.21 °
Westmost Longitude 262.70 °
Diameter 85.00 km
Center Latitude -14.57 °
Center Longitude 261.96 °
Quad mc22 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 07, 2014
Continent North America
Ethnicity Mexico
Origin Epidio López; Mexican astronomer and author (1879-1965).
Reference [336] - Milenios de México, by Humberto Musacchio: Royce Editores, 2008.
Updated Oct 07, 2014 11:44 AM

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