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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Babati
Clean Name Babati
Feature ID 16432
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -2.96 °
Southmost Latitude -3.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 138.12 °
Westmost Longitude 137.74 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude -3.16 °
Center Longitude 137.93 °
Northmost Latitude -2.96 °
Southmost Latitude -3.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 221.88 °
Westmost Longitude 222.26 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude -3.16 °
Center Longitude 222.07 °
Quad mc23 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 26, 2025
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Tanzania
Origin Town in Tanzania.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Sep 26, 2025 10:08 PM

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