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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nordenskiöld
Clean Name Nordenskiold
Feature ID 4332
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -51.67 °
Southmost Latitude -53.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 202.30 °
Westmost Longitude 199.90 °
Diameter 89.00 km
Center Latitude -52.37 °
Center Longitude 201.10 °
Northmost Latitude -51.67 °
Southmost Latitude -53.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 157.70 °
Westmost Longitude 160.10 °
Diameter 89.00 km
Center Latitude -52.37 °
Center Longitude 158.90 °
Northmost Latitude -51.65 °
Southmost Latitude -53.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 202.43 °
Westmost Longitude 200.06 °
Diameter 85.60 km
Center Latitude -52.37 °
Center Longitude 201.24 °
Northmost Latitude -51.65 °
Southmost Latitude -53.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 157.57 °
Westmost Longitude 159.94 °
Diameter 85.60 km
Center Latitude -52.37 °
Center Longitude 158.76 °
Quad mc24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Sweden
Origin Nils Adolf Erik; Swedish geologist and geographer, arctic researcher (1832-1901).
Reference -
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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