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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pettit
Clean Name Pettit
Feature ID 4677
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 13.05 °
Southmost Latitude 11.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 186.80 °
Westmost Longitude 185.20 °
Diameter 98.10 km
Center Latitude 12.16 °
Center Longitude 186.00 °
Northmost Latitude 13.05 °
Southmost Latitude 11.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 173.20 °
Westmost Longitude 174.80 °
Diameter 98.10 km
Center Latitude 12.16 °
Center Longitude 174.00 °
Northmost Latitude 13.03 °
Southmost Latitude 11.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 186.94 °
Westmost Longitude 185.34 °
Diameter 92.49 km
Center Latitude 12.25 °
Center Longitude 186.13 °
Northmost Latitude 13.03 °
Southmost Latitude 11.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 173.06 °
Westmost Longitude 174.66 °
Diameter 92.49 km
Center Latitude 12.25 °
Center Longitude 173.87 °
Quad mc08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Edison; American astronomer (1890-1962).
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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