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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Halley
Clean Name Halley
Feature ID 2331
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -47.66 °
Southmost Latitude -49.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 301.70 °
Westmost Longitude 299.70 °
Diameter 84.50 km
Center Latitude -48.36 °
Center Longitude 300.70 °
Northmost Latitude -47.66 °
Southmost Latitude -49.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 58.30 °
Westmost Longitude 60.30 °
Diameter 84.50 km
Center Latitude -48.36 °
Center Longitude 59.30 °
Northmost Latitude -47.64 °
Southmost Latitude -49.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 301.80 °
Westmost Longitude 299.68 °
Diameter 83.72 km
Center Latitude -48.34 °
Center Longitude 300.73 °
Northmost Latitude -47.64 °
Southmost Latitude -49.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 58.20 °
Westmost Longitude 60.32 °
Diameter 83.72 km
Center Latitude -48.34 °
Center Longitude 59.27 °
Quad mc26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin Edmund; British astronomer (1656-1742).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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