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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Qibā
Clean Name Qiba
Feature ID 4895
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 17.21 °
Southmost Latitude 17.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 103.10 °
Westmost Longitude 103.00 °
Diameter 3.90 km
Center Latitude 17.11 °
Center Longitude 103.00 °
Northmost Latitude 17.21 °
Southmost Latitude 17.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 256.90 °
Westmost Longitude 257.00 °
Diameter 3.90 km
Center Latitude 17.11 °
Center Longitude 257.00 °
Northmost Latitude 17.16 °
Southmost Latitude 17.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 103.12 °
Westmost Longitude 103.05 °
Diameter 4.08 km
Center Latitude 17.13 °
Center Longitude 103.09 °
Northmost Latitude 17.16 °
Southmost Latitude 17.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 256.88 °
Westmost Longitude 256.95 °
Diameter 4.08 km
Center Latitude 17.13 °
Center Longitude 256.91 °
Quad mc14 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Asia
Culture Saudi Arabia
Origin Town in Saudi Arabia.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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