Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nazca on Mars

Nazca

Feature Name Nazca
Clean Name Nazca
Feature ID 4173
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -31.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -31.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 93.70 °
Westernmost Longitude 93.40 °
Diameter 15.50 km
Center Latitude -31.60 °
Center Longitude 93.60 °
Northernmost Latitude -31.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -31.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 266.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 266.60 °
Diameter 15.50 km
Center Latitude -31.60 °
Center Longitude 266.40 °
Northernmost Latitude -31.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -31.75 °
Easternmost Longitude 93.82 °
Westernmost Longitude 93.52 °
Diameter 15.01 km
Center Latitude -31.63 °
Center Longitude 93.67 °
Northernmost Latitude -31.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -31.75 °
Easternmost Longitude 266.18 °
Westernmost Longitude 266.48 °
Diameter 15.01 km
Center Latitude -31.63 °
Center Longitude 266.33 °
Continent South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Peru
Quad mc28 [pdf]
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Origin Town in Peru.
Last Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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