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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Luwuk
Clean Name Luwuk
Feature ID 16044
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -38.15 °
Southmost Latitude -38.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 183.98 °
Westmost Longitude 183.85 °
Diameter 6.00 km
Center Latitude -38.02 °
Center Longitude 183.92 °
Northmost Latitude -38.15 °
Southmost Latitude -38.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.02 °
Westmost Longitude 176.15 °
Diameter 6.00 km
Center Latitude -38.02 °
Center Longitude 176.08 °
Quad mc24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 23, 2022
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Indonesia
Origin Town in Indonesia.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Mar 24, 2022 8:41 PM

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