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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Malam Cavus
Clean Name Malam Cavus
Feature ID 15699
Target Mars
Feature Type Cavus, cavi

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -10.90 °
Southmost Latitude -11.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 262.10 °
Westmost Longitude 261.60 °
Diameter 48.00 km
Center Latitude -11.20 °
Center Longitude 261.90 °
Northmost Latitude -10.90 °
Southmost Latitude -11.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.90 °
Westmost Longitude 98.40 °
Diameter 48.00 km
Center Latitude -11.20 °
Center Longitude 98.10 °
Quad mc17 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 06, 2017
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Indonesia
Origin Indonesian word for night.
Reference [448] - Tuttle Pocket Indonesian Dictionary: Indonesian-English, English-Indonesian, by Katherine Davidsen: Tuttle Publishing, 2013.
Updated Nov 06, 2017 2:58 PM

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