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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Drake
Clean Name Drake
Feature ID 16380
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -39.38 °
Southmost Latitude -40.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.43 °
Westmost Longitude 39.16 °
Diameter 59.00 km
Center Latitude -39.87 °
Center Longitude 39.78 °
Northmost Latitude -39.38 °
Southmost Latitude -40.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 319.57 °
Westmost Longitude 320.84 °
Diameter 59.00 km
Center Latitude -39.87 °
Center Longitude 320.22 °
Quad mc27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 03, 2025
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Michael J.; British-American planetary scientist (1946-2011).
Reference [851] - Remembering Mike Drake, by John Jones, Kevin Righter, Nancy Chabot, and Stein Jacobsen: Meteoritics and Planetary Science, vol. 50, issue 4, 523-529, April 2015.
Updated Feb 03, 2025 11:18 PM

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