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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kangar
Clean Name Kangar
Feature ID 16499
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -11.47 °
Southmost Latitude -11.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 292.60 °
Westmost Longitude 292.54 °
Diameter 3.50 km
Center Latitude -11.50 °
Center Longitude 292.57 °
Northmost Latitude -11.47 °
Southmost Latitude -11.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 67.40 °
Westmost Longitude 67.46 °
Diameter 3.50 km
Center Latitude -11.50 °
Center Longitude 67.43 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 21, 2026
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Malaysia
Origin Town in Malaysia.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Aug 21, 2026 4:15 PM

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