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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kyela
Clean Name Kyela
Feature ID 16092
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 3.34 °
Southmost Latitude 2.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 4.96 °
Westmost Longitude 4.44 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude 3.08 °
Center Longitude 4.70 °
Northmost Latitude 3.34 °
Southmost Latitude 2.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 355.04 °
Westmost Longitude 355.56 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude 3.08 °
Center Longitude 355.30 °
Quad mc12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 22, 2022
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Tanzania
Origin Town in Tanzania.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Aug 22, 2022 8:00 PM

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