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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hack
Clean Name Hack
Feature ID 16398
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.43 °
Southmost Latitude 27.28 °
Eastmost Longitude 12.11 °
Westmost Longitude 10.84 °
Diameter 69.00 km
Center Latitude 27.86 °
Center Longitude 11.48 °
Northmost Latitude 28.43 °
Southmost Latitude 27.28 °
Eastmost Longitude 347.89 °
Westmost Longitude 349.16 °
Diameter 69.00 km
Center Latitude 27.86 °
Center Longitude 348.52 °
Quad mc12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 06, 2025
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Italy
Origin Margherita; Italian astrophysicist (1922-2013).
Reference [863] - Italian astrophysicist Margherita Hack dies at 91, by Frances D’emilio: Phys.org Obituary, June 29, 2013: https://phys.org/news/2013-06-italian-astrophysicist-margherita-hack-dies.html
Updated May 06, 2025 6:59 PM

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