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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Katoomba
Clean Name Katoomba
Feature ID 2958
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -78.63 °
Southmost Latitude -79.22 °
Eastmost Longitude 129.90 °
Westmost Longitude 125.10 °
Diameter 53.00 km
Center Latitude -78.98 °
Center Longitude 127.67 °
Northmost Latitude -78.63 °
Southmost Latitude -79.22 °
Eastmost Longitude 230.10 °
Westmost Longitude 234.90 °
Diameter 53.00 km
Center Latitude -78.98 °
Center Longitude 232.33 °
Northmost Latitude -78.58 °
Southmost Latitude -79.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 130.08 °
Westmost Longitude 125.54 °
Diameter 51.24 km
Center Latitude -79.01 °
Center Longitude 127.81 °
Northmost Latitude -78.58 °
Southmost Latitude -79.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 229.92 °
Westmost Longitude 234.46 °
Diameter 51.24 km
Center Latitude -79.01 °
Center Longitude 232.19 °
Quad mc30 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Oceania
Culture Australia
Origin Town in Australia.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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