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

Pickering

Feature Name Pickering
Clean Name Pickering
Feature ID 4723
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -32.49 °
Southernmost Latitude -34.48 °
Easternmost Longitude 228.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 226.10 °
Diameter 115.00 km
Center Latitude -33.59 °
Center Longitude 227.20 °
Northernmost Latitude -32.49 °
Southernmost Latitude -34.48 °
Easternmost Longitude 131.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 133.90 °
Diameter 115.00 km
Center Latitude -33.59 °
Center Longitude 132.80 °
Northernmost Latitude -32.51 °
Southernmost Latitude -34.45 °
Easternmost Longitude 228.55 °
Westernmost Longitude 226.22 °
Diameter 115.20 km
Center Latitude -33.48 °
Center Longitude 227.39 °
Northernmost Latitude -32.51 °
Southernmost Latitude -34.45 °
Easternmost Longitude 131.45 °
Westernmost Longitude 133.78 °
Diameter 115.20 km
Center Latitude -33.48 °
Center Longitude 132.61 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
American
Quad mc24 [pdf]
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Origin Edward Charles; American astronomer (1846-1919), William Henry; American astronomer (1858-1938), Sir William Hayward; New Zealand-American engineer (1910-2004).
Last Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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