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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name McLaughlin
Clean Name McLaughlin
Feature ID 3782
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 22.76 °
Southmost Latitude 21.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 338.40 °
Westmost Longitude 336.70 °
Diameter 96.20 km
Center Latitude 21.87 °
Center Longitude 337.50 °
Northmost Latitude 22.76 °
Southmost Latitude 21.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 21.60 °
Westmost Longitude 23.30 °
Diameter 96.20 km
Center Latitude 21.87 °
Center Longitude 22.50 °
Northmost Latitude 22.66 °
Southmost Latitude 21.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 338.47 °
Westmost Longitude 336.81 °
Diameter 90.92 km
Center Latitude 21.90 °
Center Longitude 337.63 °
Northmost Latitude 22.66 °
Southmost Latitude 21.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 21.53 °
Westmost Longitude 23.19 °
Diameter 90.92 km
Center Latitude 21.90 °
Center Longitude 22.37 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Dean B.; American astronomer (1901-1965).
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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