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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Murray
Clean Name Murray
Feature ID 15504
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -22.50 °
Southmost Latitude -24.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 28.90 °
Westmost Longitude 27.22 °
Diameter 92.00 km
Center Latitude -23.29 °
Center Longitude 28.06 °
Northmost Latitude -22.50 °
Southmost Latitude -24.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 331.10 °
Westmost Longitude 332.78 °
Diameter 92.00 km
Center Latitude -23.29 °
Center Longitude 331.94 °
Quad mc20 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 06, 2016
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Bruce Churchill; American planetary scientist (1931-2013).
Reference [405] - New York Times Obituary, by John Noble Wilford ( http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/science/space/bruce-c-murray-who-helped-earth-learn-of-mars-dies-at-81.html?_r=0).
Updated Sep 06, 2016 12:42 PM

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