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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Taung
Clean Name Taung
Feature ID 16279
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 11.42 °
Southmost Latitude 10.74 °
Eastmost Longitude 316.43 °
Westmost Longitude 315.74 °
Diameter 40.00 km
Center Latitude 11.08 °
Center Longitude 316.08 °
Northmost Latitude 11.42 °
Southmost Latitude 10.74 °
Eastmost Longitude 43.57 °
Westmost Longitude 44.26 °
Diameter 40.00 km
Center Latitude 11.08 °
Center Longitude 43.92 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 06, 2024
Continent Africa
Ethnicity South Africa
Origin Town in South Africa.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated May 06, 2024 4:18 PM

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