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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Alnif
Clean Name Alnif
Feature ID 15605
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -14.93 °
Southmost Latitude -15.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 329.11 °
Westmost Longitude 328.68 °
Diameter 23.99 km
Center Latitude -15.14 °
Center Longitude 328.91 °
Northmost Latitude -14.93 °
Southmost Latitude -15.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.89 °
Westmost Longitude 31.32 °
Diameter 23.99 km
Center Latitude -15.14 °
Center Longitude 31.09 °
Quad mc19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 05, 2017
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Morocco
Origin Town in Morocco.
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 Jul 05, 2017 2:33 PM

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