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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mirissa
Clean Name Mirissa
Feature ID 16074
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -3.90 °
Southmost Latitude -4.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 79.31 °
Westmost Longitude 78.80 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude -4.15 °
Center Longitude 79.05 °
Northmost Latitude -3.90 °
Southmost Latitude -4.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 280.69 °
Westmost Longitude 281.20 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude -4.15 °
Center Longitude 280.95 °
Quad mc21 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 18, 2022
Continent Asia
Culture Sri Lanka
Origin Town in Sri Lanka.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated May 18, 2022 11:28 PM

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