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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Achar
Clean Name Achar
Feature ID 31
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 45.48 °
Southmost Latitude 45.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.23 °
Westmost Longitude 123.10 °
Diameter 5.36 km
Center Latitude 45.43 °
Center Longitude 123.16 °
Northmost Latitude 45.48 °
Southmost Latitude 45.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 236.77 °
Westmost Longitude 236.90 °
Diameter 5.36 km
Center Latitude 45.43 °
Center Longitude 236.84 °
Northmost Latitude 45.46 °
Southmost Latitude 45.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.20 °
Westmost Longitude 123.00 °
Diameter 5.50 km
Center Latitude 45.46 °
Center Longitude 123.10 °
Northmost Latitude 45.46 °
Southmost Latitude 45.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 236.80 °
Westmost Longitude 237.00 °
Diameter 5.50 km
Center Latitude 45.46 °
Center Longitude 236.90 °
Quad mc07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent South and Central America
Culture Uruguay
Origin Town in Uruguay.
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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