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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kufra
Clean Name Kufra
Feature ID 3136
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 40.67 °
Southmost Latitude 40.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.70 °
Westmost Longitude 119.80 °
Diameter 37.50 km
Center Latitude 40.37 °
Center Longitude 120.30 °
Northmost Latitude 40.67 °
Southmost Latitude 40.07 °
Eastmost Longitude 239.30 °
Westmost Longitude 240.20 °
Diameter 37.50 km
Center Latitude 40.37 °
Center Longitude 239.70 °
Northmost Latitude 40.67 °
Southmost Latitude 40.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.72 °
Westmost Longitude 119.89 °
Diameter 37.48 km
Center Latitude 40.36 °
Center Longitude 120.30 °
Northmost Latitude 40.67 °
Southmost Latitude 40.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 239.28 °
Westmost Longitude 240.11 °
Diameter 37.48 km
Center Latitude 40.36 °
Center Longitude 239.70 °
Quad mc07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Africa
Culture Libya
Origin Town in Libya.
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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