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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Radau
Clean Name Radau
Feature ID 4916
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 17.90 °
Southmost Latitude 15.92 °
Eastmost Longitude 356.30 °
Westmost Longitude 354.20 °
Diameter 114.50 km
Center Latitude 16.91 °
Center Longitude 355.20 °
Northmost Latitude 17.90 °
Southmost Latitude 15.92 °
Eastmost Longitude 3.70 °
Westmost Longitude 5.80 °
Diameter 114.50 km
Center Latitude 16.91 °
Center Longitude 4.80 °
Northmost Latitude 17.88 °
Southmost Latitude 16.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 356.27 °
Westmost Longitude 354.33 °
Diameter 109.96 km
Center Latitude 16.95 °
Center Longitude 355.29 °
Northmost Latitude 17.88 °
Southmost Latitude 16.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 3.73 °
Westmost Longitude 5.67 °
Diameter 109.96 km
Center Latitude 16.95 °
Center Longitude 4.71 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Rodolphe; French astronomer (1835-1911).
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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