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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kalpin
Clean Name Kalpin
Feature ID 15777
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 9.36 °
Southmost Latitude 8.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 141.71 °
Westmost Longitude 140.83 °
Diameter 52.00 km
Center Latitude 8.93 °
Center Longitude 141.27 °
Northmost Latitude 9.36 °
Southmost Latitude 8.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 218.29 °
Westmost Longitude 219.17 °
Diameter 52.00 km
Center Latitude 8.93 °
Center Longitude 218.73 °
Quad mc15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 14, 2018
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Town in China.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 14, 2018 1:01 PM

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