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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Alofi
Clean Name Alofi
Feature ID 15771
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 10.17 °
Southmost Latitude 9.49 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.37 °
Westmost Longitude 359.63 °
Diameter 43.00 km
Center Latitude 9.84 °
Center Longitude 359.98 °
Northmost Latitude 10.17 °
Southmost Latitude 9.49 °
Eastmost Longitude 359.63 °
Westmost Longitude 0.37 °
Diameter 43.00 km
Center Latitude 9.84 °
Center Longitude 0.02 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 31, 2018
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Niue
Origin Town in Niue.
Reference [350] - United States Board on Geographic Names. https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names
Updated Aug 31, 2018 11:12 AM

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