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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Varkala
Clean Name Varkala
Feature ID 16436
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -2.73 °
Southmost Latitude -2.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 308.43 °
Westmost Longitude 308.29 °
Diameter 9.00 km
Center Latitude -2.79 °
Center Longitude 308.36 °
Northmost Latitude -2.73 °
Southmost Latitude -2.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 51.57 °
Westmost Longitude 51.71 °
Diameter 9.00 km
Center Latitude -2.79 °
Center Longitude 51.64 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 24, 2025
Continent Asia
Ethnicity India
Origin Village in Kerala, India.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Nov 24, 2025 5:45 PM

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