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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Margulis
Clean Name Margulis
Feature ID 15983
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -21.70 °
Southmost Latitude -24.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 10.15 °
Westmost Longitude 6.82 °
Diameter 180.00 km
Center Latitude -23.16 °
Center Longitude 8.49 °
Northmost Latitude -21.70 °
Southmost Latitude -24.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 349.85 °
Westmost Longitude 353.18 °
Diameter 180.00 km
Center Latitude -23.16 °
Center Longitude 351.51 °
Quad mc20 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 21, 2021
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Lynn; evolutionary biologist (1938-2011).
Reference [617] - Lynn Margulis, American Biologist, Britannica online: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lynn-Margulis
Updated Apr 22, 2021 5:44 PM

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