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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kaw
Clean Name Kaw
Feature ID 2967
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 16.51 °
Southmost Latitude 16.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 104.30 °
Westmost Longitude 104.10 °
Diameter 11.20 km
Center Latitude 16.42 °
Center Longitude 104.20 °
Northmost Latitude 16.51 °
Southmost Latitude 16.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 255.70 °
Westmost Longitude 255.90 °
Diameter 11.20 km
Center Latitude 16.42 °
Center Longitude 255.80 °
Northmost Latitude 16.49 °
Southmost Latitude 16.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 104.38 °
Westmost Longitude 104.19 °
Diameter 10.72 km
Center Latitude 16.40 °
Center Longitude 104.28 °
Northmost Latitude 16.49 °
Southmost Latitude 16.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 255.62 °
Westmost Longitude 255.81 °
Diameter 10.72 km
Center Latitude 16.40 °
Center Longitude 255.72 °
Quad mc14 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent South and Central America
Culture French Guiana
Origin Town in French Guiana.
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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