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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kiva
Clean Name Kiva
Feature ID 3059
Target Moon
Feature Type Astronaut-named features

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -8.83 °
Southmost Latitude -8.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.47 °
Westmost Longitude 15.44 °
Diameter 0.8785 km
Center Latitude -8.84 °
Center Longitude 15.45 °
Northmost Latitude -8.60 °
Southmost Latitude -8.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.50 °
Westmost Longitude 15.50 °
Diameter 1.00 km
Center Latitude -8.60 °
Center Longitude 15.50 °
Northmost Latitude -8.60 °
Southmost Latitude -8.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 15.50 °
Westmost Longitude 15.50 °
Diameter 0.90 km
Center Latitude -8.60 °
Center Longitude 15.50 °
Quad LAC-78 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity Pueblo
Origin Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 16 site.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 25, 2010 1:58 PM

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