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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Abu
Clean Name Abu
Feature ID 16117
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 15.64 °
Southmost Latitude 15.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 337.38 °
Westmost Longitude 337.06 °
Diameter 17.00 km
Center Latitude 15.50 °
Center Longitude 337.22 °
Northmost Latitude 15.64 °
Southmost Latitude 15.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.62 °
Westmost Longitude 22.94 °
Diameter 17.00 km
Center Latitude 15.50 °
Center Longitude 22.78 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 16, 2022
Continent Asia
Ethnicity India
Origin Village in Rajasthan, India.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Dec 16, 2022 9:46 PM

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