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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Piscinas Serpentes
Clean Name Piscinas Serpentes
Feature ID 16003
Target Mars
Feature Type Serpens, serpentes

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 4.68 °
Southmost Latitude 4.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 358.92 °
Westmost Longitude 358.75 °
Diameter 16.00 km
Center Latitude 4.55 °
Center Longitude 358.84 °
Northmost Latitude 4.68 °
Southmost Latitude 4.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 1.08 °
Westmost Longitude 1.25 °
Diameter 16.00 km
Center Latitude 4.55 °
Center Longitude 1.16 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 25, 2021
Continent Europe
Culture Italy
Origin Named for nearby Piscinas crater.
Reference [350] - United States Board on Geographic Names. https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names
Updated Aug 25, 2021 10:14 PM

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