Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Newcomb
Clean Name	Newcomb
Feature ID	4233
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-21.96 °
Southmost Latitude	-26.13 °
Eastmost Longitude	360.00 °
Westmost Longitude	0.00 °
Diameter	252.00 km
Center Latitude	-24.15 °
Center Longitude	1.00 °
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Southmost Latitude	-26.13 °
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Center Longitude	359.00 °
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Southmost Latitude	-26.42 °
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Center Longitude	1.04 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1973
Continent	North America
Ethnicity	American
Origin	Simon; American astronomer (1835-1909).
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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Status and Origin

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