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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Knudsen
Clean Name Knudsen
Feature ID 16379
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -40.04 °
Southmost Latitude -41.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 35.38 °
Westmost Longitude 33.62 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude -40.67 °
Center Longitude 34.50 °
Northmost Latitude -40.04 °
Southmost Latitude -41.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 324.62 °
Westmost Longitude 326.38 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude -40.67 °
Center Longitude 325.50 °
Quad mc27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 03, 2025
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Denmark
Origin Jens Martin; Danish astrophysicist known as the "founder of Danish Mars research" (1930-2005).
Reference [850] - The Planetary Society In Memoriam, Jens Martin Knudsen, PhD: https://www.planetary.org/articles/mer-in-memoriam
Updated Feb 03, 2025 11:13 PM

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