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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Longwood
Clean Name Longwood
Feature ID 16277
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -25.55 °
Southmost Latitude -26.26 °
Eastmost Longitude 199.86 °
Westmost Longitude 199.07 °
Diameter 43.00 km
Center Latitude -25.88 °
Center Longitude 199.46 °
Northmost Latitude -25.55 °
Southmost Latitude -26.26 °
Eastmost Longitude 160.14 °
Westmost Longitude 160.93 °
Diameter 43.00 km
Center Latitude -25.88 °
Center Longitude 160.54 °
Quad mc16 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 25, 2024
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Saint Helena Island
Origin Village in Saint Helena Island.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Mar 25, 2024 7:32 PM

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