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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nqutu
Clean Name Nqutu
Feature ID 15487
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -37.86 °
Southmost Latitude -38.22 °
Eastmost Longitude 169.77 °
Westmost Longitude 169.34 °
Diameter 21.00 km
Center Latitude -38.04 °
Center Longitude 169.55 °
Northmost Latitude -37.86 °
Southmost Latitude -38.22 °
Eastmost Longitude 190.23 °
Westmost Longitude 190.66 °
Diameter 21.00 km
Center Latitude -38.04 °
Center Longitude 190.45 °
Quad mc29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 14, 2016
Continent Africa
Ethnicity South Africa
Origin Nquthu, town in South Africa.
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 Jun 14, 2016 9:25 AM

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