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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Liu Hsin
Clean Name Liu Hsin
Feature ID 3428
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -52.07 °
Southmost Latitude -54.38 °
Eastmost Longitude 190.30 °
Westmost Longitude 186.40 °
Diameter 137.00 km
Center Latitude -53.28 °
Center Longitude 188.40 °
Northmost Latitude -52.07 °
Southmost Latitude -54.38 °
Eastmost Longitude 169.70 °
Westmost Longitude 173.60 °
Diameter 137.00 km
Center Latitude -53.28 °
Center Longitude 171.60 °
Northmost Latitude -52.06 °
Southmost Latitude -54.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 190.35 °
Westmost Longitude 186.56 °
Diameter 134.51 km
Center Latitude -53.20 °
Center Longitude 188.45 °
Northmost Latitude -52.06 °
Southmost Latitude -54.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 169.65 °
Westmost Longitude 173.44 °
Diameter 134.51 km
Center Latitude -53.20 °
Center Longitude 171.55 °
Quad mc24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Chinese astronomer (d. A.D. 22).
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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