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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Minami
Clean Name Minami
Feature ID 16377
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -36.90 °
Southmost Latitude -38.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 33.96 °
Westmost Longitude 32.30 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude -37.49 °
Center Longitude 33.17 °
Northmost Latitude -36.90 °
Southmost Latitude -38.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 326.04 °
Westmost Longitude 327.70 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude -37.49 °
Center Longitude 326.83 °
Quad mc27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 03, 2025
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Masatsugu; Japanese physicist and astronomer who observed Martian dust storms (1938-2019).
Reference [849] - https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/649255-classic-mars-observers-passes/ CMO (Communications in Mars Observations)/ ISMO
Updated Feb 03, 2025 11:03 PM

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