Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Houston on Mars

Houston

Feature Name Houston
Clean Name Houston
Feature ID 2561
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 48.16 °
Southernmost Latitude 48.16 °
Easternmost Longitude 135.90 °
Westernmost Longitude 135.90 °
Diameter 1.60 km
Center Latitude 48.16 °
Center Longitude 135.90 °
Northernmost Latitude 48.16 °
Southernmost Latitude 48.16 °
Easternmost Longitude 224.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 224.10 °
Diameter 1.60 km
Center Latitude 48.16 °
Center Longitude 224.10 °
Northernmost Latitude 48.24 °
Southernmost Latitude 48.21 °
Easternmost Longitude 135.97 °
Westernmost Longitude 135.92 °
Diameter 1.98 km
Center Latitude 48.23 °
Center Longitude 135.95 °
Northernmost Latitude 48.24 °
Southernmost Latitude 48.21 °
Easternmost Longitude 224.03 °
Westernmost Longitude 224.08 °
Diameter 1.98 km
Center Latitude 48.23 °
Center Longitude 224.05 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 American
Quad mc07 [pdf]
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin American mission control site.
Last Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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