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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Chukhung
Clean Name Chukhung
Feature ID 15713
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 38.85 °
Southmost Latitude 38.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 288.09 °
Westmost Longitude 287.09 °
Diameter 45.00 km
Center Latitude 38.47 °
Center Longitude 287.58 °
Northmost Latitude 38.85 °
Southmost Latitude 38.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 71.91 °
Westmost Longitude 72.91 °
Diameter 45.00 km
Center Latitude 38.47 °
Center Longitude 72.42 °
Quad mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 09, 2018
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Nepal
Origin Village in Nepal.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Feb 09, 2018 11:55 AM

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