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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Orson Welles
Clean Name Orson Welles
Feature ID 4499
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 0.79 °
Southmost Latitude -0.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 315.20 °
Westmost Longitude 313.00 °
Diameter 124.50 km
Center Latitude -0.20 °
Center Longitude 314.10 °
Northmost Latitude 0.79 °
Southmost Latitude -0.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 44.80 °
Westmost Longitude 47.00 °
Diameter 124.50 km
Center Latitude -0.20 °
Center Longitude 45.90 °
Northmost Latitude 0.79 °
Southmost Latitude -1.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 315.08 °
Westmost Longitude 313.13 °
Diameter 115.99 km
Center Latitude -0.19 °
Center Longitude 314.10 °
Northmost Latitude 0.79 °
Southmost Latitude -1.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 44.92 °
Westmost Longitude 46.87 °
Diameter 115.99 km
Center Latitude -0.19 °
Center Longitude 45.90 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin George Orson; American radio and motion picture actor and director (1915-1985).
Reference [139] - International Who's Who 1992-93: Europa Publications Limited, London, 1992 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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