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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Esira
Clean Name Esira
Feature ID 15273
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 9.09 °
Southmost Latitude 8.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 313.53 °
Westmost Longitude 313.25 °
Diameter 16.26 km
Center Latitude 8.96 °
Center Longitude 313.39 °
Northmost Latitude 9.09 °
Southmost Latitude 8.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 46.47 °
Westmost Longitude 46.75 °
Diameter 16.26 km
Center Latitude 8.96 °
Center Longitude 46.61 °
Quad mc10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 08, 2014
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Madagascar
Origin Town in Madagascar.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated Dec 09, 2014 9:39 AM

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