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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lyot
Clean Name Lyot
Feature ID 3538
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 52.57 °
Southmost Latitude 48.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 32.10 °
Westmost Longitude 26.30 °
Diameter 236.00 km
Center Latitude 50.47 °
Center Longitude 29.30 °
Northmost Latitude 52.57 °
Southmost Latitude 48.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 327.90 °
Westmost Longitude 333.70 °
Diameter 236.00 km
Center Latitude 50.47 °
Center Longitude 330.70 °
Northmost Latitude 52.34 °
Southmost Latitude 48.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 32.28 °
Westmost Longitude 26.41 °
Diameter 221.53 km
Center Latitude 50.47 °
Center Longitude 29.34 °
Northmost Latitude 52.34 °
Southmost Latitude 48.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 327.72 °
Westmost Longitude 333.59 °
Diameter 221.53 km
Center Latitude 50.47 °
Center Longitude 330.66 °
Quad mc05 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Bernard; French astronomer (1897-1952).
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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