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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Heinlein
Clean Name Heinlein
Feature ID 2415
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -63.73 °
Southmost Latitude -65.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 117.90 °
Westmost Longitude 114.40 °
Diameter 88.00 km
Center Latitude -64.54 °
Center Longitude 116.20 °
Northmost Latitude -63.73 °
Southmost Latitude -65.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 242.10 °
Westmost Longitude 245.60 °
Diameter 88.00 km
Center Latitude -64.54 °
Center Longitude 243.80 °
Northmost Latitude -63.76 °
Southmost Latitude -65.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 117.98 °
Westmost Longitude 114.64 °
Diameter 85.34 km
Center Latitude -64.48 °
Center Longitude 116.31 °
Northmost Latitude -63.76 °
Southmost Latitude -65.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 242.02 °
Westmost Longitude 245.36 °
Diameter 85.34 km
Center Latitude -64.48 °
Center Longitude 243.69 °
Quad mc28 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Robert A.; American author (1907-1988).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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