Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Mahal

Basic Info

Feature Name Mahal
Clean Name Mahal
Feature ID 3589
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 79.40 °
Southmost Latitude 79.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 170.00 °
Westmost Longitude 170.00 °
Diameter 1.20 km
Center Latitude 79.40 °
Center Longitude 170.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Asia
Ethnicity India
Origin Mumtaz; Mogul empress; favorite wife of Shah Jahan, who built Taj Mahal (1592-1631).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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