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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pals
Clean Name Pals
Feature ID 16502
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 43.82 °
Southmost Latitude 43.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 301.55 °
Westmost Longitude 301.52 °
Diameter 1.50 km
Center Latitude 43.81 °
Center Longitude 301.53 °
Northmost Latitude 43.82 °
Southmost Latitude 43.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 58.45 °
Westmost Longitude 58.48 °
Diameter 1.50 km
Center Latitude 43.81 °
Center Longitude 58.47 °
Quad mc04 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 24, 2026
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Spain
Origin Town in Spain.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Aug 24, 2026 8:20 PM

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