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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hilsa
Clean Name Hilsa
Feature ID 16290
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -20.91 °
Southmost Latitude -21.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 208.80 °
Westmost Longitude 208.55 °
Diameter 14.00 km
Center Latitude -21.03 °
Center Longitude 208.67 °
Northmost Latitude -20.91 °
Southmost Latitude -21.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 151.20 °
Westmost Longitude 151.45 °
Diameter 14.00 km
Center Latitude -21.03 °
Center Longitude 151.33 °
Quad mc16 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 05, 2024
Continent Asia
Ethnicity India
Origin Town in Bihar, India.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Jun 05, 2024 7:24 PM

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