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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Picardi
Clean Name Picardi
Feature ID 16253
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -7.38 °
Southmost Latitude -8.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 201.17 °
Westmost Longitude 199.83 °
Diameter 79.00 km
Center Latitude -8.06 °
Center Longitude 200.50 °
Northmost Latitude -7.38 °
Southmost Latitude -8.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 158.83 °
Westmost Longitude 160.17 °
Diameter 79.00 km
Center Latitude -8.06 °
Center Longitude 159.50 °
Quad mc16 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 02, 2023
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Italy
Origin Giovanni; Italian radar scientist who developed the MARSIS radar instrument onboard the Mars Express orbiter (1936-2015).
Reference [765] - Division for Planetary Sciences Obituary, Giovanni Picardi (1936-2015): https://dps.aas.org/news/giovanni-picardi-1936-2015
Updated Aug 02, 2023 9:00 PM

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