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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Babati Mons
Clean Name Babati Mons
Feature ID 16433
Target Mars
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -3.04 °
Southmost Latitude -3.61 °
Eastmost Longitude 137.19 °
Westmost Longitude 136.58 °
Diameter 44.00 km
Center Latitude -3.26 °
Center Longitude 136.73 °
Northmost Latitude -3.04 °
Southmost Latitude -3.61 °
Eastmost Longitude 222.81 °
Westmost Longitude 223.42 °
Diameter 44.00 km
Center Latitude -3.26 °
Center Longitude 223.27 °
Quad mc23 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 26, 2025
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Tanzania
Origin Named for nearby crater, Babati.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Sep 26, 2025 10:07 PM

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