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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lau
Clean Name Lau
Feature ID 3296
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -73.42 °
Southmost Latitude -75.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 256.00 °
Westmost Longitude 249.10 °
Diameter 104.90 km
Center Latitude -74.22 °
Center Longitude 252.20 °
Northmost Latitude -73.42 °
Southmost Latitude -75.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 104.00 °
Westmost Longitude 110.90 °
Diameter 104.90 km
Center Latitude -74.22 °
Center Longitude 107.80 °
Northmost Latitude -73.40 °
Southmost Latitude -75.21 °
Eastmost Longitude 255.88 °
Westmost Longitude 249.17 °
Diameter 106.92 km
Center Latitude -74.30 °
Center Longitude 252.52 °
Northmost Latitude -73.40 °
Southmost Latitude -75.21 °
Eastmost Longitude 104.12 °
Westmost Longitude 110.83 °
Diameter 106.92 km
Center Latitude -74.30 °
Center Longitude 107.48 °
Quad mc30 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Denmark
Origin Hans E.; Danish astronomer (1879-1918).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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