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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Karratha
Clean Name Karratha
Feature ID 16012
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -15.61 °
Southmost Latitude -15.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 203.68 °
Westmost Longitude 203.52 °
Diameter 10.00 km
Center Latitude -15.69 °
Center Longitude 203.60 °
Northmost Latitude -15.61 °
Southmost Latitude -15.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 156.32 °
Westmost Longitude 156.48 °
Diameter 10.00 km
Center Latitude -15.69 °
Center Longitude 156.40 °
Quad mc16 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 01, 2021
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Australia
Origin Town in Australia.
Reference [350] - United States Board on Geographic Names. https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names
Updated Dec 01, 2021 7:36 PM

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