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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name McCauley
Clean Name McCauley
Feature ID 15756
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -26.58 °
Southmost Latitude -28.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 84.07 °
Westmost Longitude 82.35 °
Diameter 90.00 km
Center Latitude -27.35 °
Center Longitude 83.23 °
Northmost Latitude -26.58 °
Southmost Latitude -28.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 275.93 °
Westmost Longitude 277.65 °
Diameter 90.00 km
Center Latitude -27.35 °
Center Longitude 276.77 °
Quad mc21 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 01, 2018
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin John “Jack”; American geologist (1932-2012).
Reference [480] - Arizona Daily Sun Obituary, http://azdailysun.com/news/local/obituaries/john-f-mccauley/article_63b4b81c-8fd2-11e1-b6f9-0019bb2963f4.html.
Updated Jun 01, 2018 11:43 AM

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