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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Loja
Clean Name Loja
Feature ID 3457
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 41.26 °
Southmost Latitude 41.06 °
Eastmost Longitude 136.20 °
Westmost Longitude 136.00 °
Diameter 10.40 km
Center Latitude 41.16 °
Center Longitude 136.10 °
Northmost Latitude 41.26 °
Southmost Latitude 41.06 °
Eastmost Longitude 223.80 °
Westmost Longitude 224.00 °
Diameter 10.40 km
Center Latitude 41.16 °
Center Longitude 223.90 °
Northmost Latitude 41.30 °
Southmost Latitude 41.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 136.32 °
Westmost Longitude 136.10 °
Diameter 9.90 km
Center Latitude 41.22 °
Center Longitude 136.21 °
Northmost Latitude 41.30 °
Southmost Latitude 41.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 223.68 °
Westmost Longitude 223.90 °
Diameter 9.90 km
Center Latitude 41.22 °
Center Longitude 223.79 °
Quad mc07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

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