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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Eil
Clean Name Eil
Feature ID 1739
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 41.78 °
Southmost Latitude 41.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 350.32 °
Westmost Longitude 350.19 °
Diameter 5.56 km
Center Latitude 41.73 °
Center Longitude 350.26 °
Northmost Latitude 41.78 °
Southmost Latitude 41.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 9.68 °
Westmost Longitude 9.81 °
Diameter 5.56 km
Center Latitude 41.73 °
Center Longitude 9.74 °
Northmost Latitude 41.76 °
Southmost Latitude 41.66 °
Eastmost Longitude 350.30 °
Westmost Longitude 350.10 °
Diameter 5.70 km
Center Latitude 41.76 °
Center Longitude 350.20 °
Northmost Latitude 41.76 °
Southmost Latitude 41.66 °
Eastmost Longitude 9.70 °
Westmost Longitude 9.90 °
Diameter 5.70 km
Center Latitude 41.76 °
Center Longitude 9.80 °
Quad mc04 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Africa
Culture Somalia
Origin Town in Somalia.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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