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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Qara
Clean Name Qara
Feature ID 15714
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 16.45 °
Southmost Latitude 16.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 209.73 °
Westmost Longitude 209.68 °
Diameter 2.50 km
Center Latitude 16.43 °
Center Longitude 209.70 °
Northmost Latitude 16.45 °
Southmost Latitude 16.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 150.27 °
Westmost Longitude 150.32 °
Diameter 2.50 km
Center Latitude 16.43 °
Center Longitude 150.30 °
Quad mc08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 16, 2018
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Egypt
Origin Village in Egypt.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Feb 19, 2018 2:34 PM

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