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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Qaqortoq
Clean Name Qaqortoq
Feature ID 15958
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -43.27 °
Southmost Latitude -43.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 186.30 °
Westmost Longitude 185.82 °
Diameter 20.00 km
Center Latitude -43.43 °
Center Longitude 186.06 °
Northmost Latitude -43.27 °
Southmost Latitude -43.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 173.70 °
Westmost Longitude 174.18 °
Diameter 20.00 km
Center Latitude -43.43 °
Center Longitude 173.94 °
Quad mc24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 15, 2020
Continent North America
Ethnicity Greenland
Origin Town in Greenland.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Feb 09, 2021 6:10 PM

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