Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kayne
Clean Name Kayne
Feature ID 2972
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -15.23 °
Southmost Latitude -15.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 173.80 °
Westmost Longitude 173.20 °
Diameter 34.90 km
Center Latitude -15.52 °
Center Longitude 173.40 °
Northmost Latitude -15.23 °
Southmost Latitude -15.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 186.20 °
Westmost Longitude 186.80 °
Diameter 34.90 km
Center Latitude -15.52 °
Center Longitude 186.60 °
Northmost Latitude -15.21 °
Southmost Latitude -15.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 173.86 °
Westmost Longitude 173.27 °
Diameter 33.82 km
Center Latitude -15.50 °
Center Longitude 173.56 °
Northmost Latitude -15.21 °
Southmost Latitude -15.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 186.14 °
Westmost Longitude 186.73 °
Diameter 33.82 km
Center Latitude -15.50 °
Center Longitude 186.44 °
Quad mc23 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Botswana
Origin Town in Botswana.
Reference [129] - Hammond Atlas of the World: Hammond Incorporated, Maplewood, NJ, 1999.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected automatically on the map. You may wish to select a different layer on the map to match the control network for the geometry you are viewing.