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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Arago Dorsa
Clean Name Arago Dorsa
Feature ID 15999
Target Mars
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 9.94 °
Southmost Latitude 9.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.57 °
Westmost Longitude 29.21 °
Diameter 27.00 km
Center Latitude 9.74 °
Center Longitude 29.39 °
Northmost Latitude 9.94 °
Southmost Latitude 9.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 330.43 °
Westmost Longitude 330.79 °
Diameter 27.00 km
Center Latitude 9.74 °
Center Longitude 330.61 °
Quad mc12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 25, 2021
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Named for nearby Arago crater; Dominique F.; French astronomer (1786-1853).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Aug 25, 2021 7:56 PM

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