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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rayleigh
Clean Name Rayleigh
Feature ID 4967
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -74.51 °
Southmost Latitude -76.64 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.23 °
Westmost Longitude 114.66 °
Diameter 125.66 km
Center Latitude -75.57 °
Center Longitude 118.94 °
Northmost Latitude -74.51 °
Southmost Latitude -76.64 °
Eastmost Longitude 236.77 °
Westmost Longitude 245.34 °
Diameter 125.66 km
Center Latitude -75.57 °
Center Longitude 241.06 °
Northmost Latitude -74.32 °
Southmost Latitude -76.55 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.10 °
Westmost Longitude 114.70 °
Diameter 148.70 km
Center Latitude -75.44 °
Center Longitude 119.10 °
Northmost Latitude -74.32 °
Southmost Latitude -76.55 °
Eastmost Longitude 236.90 °
Westmost Longitude 245.30 °
Diameter 148.70 km
Center Latitude -75.44 °
Center Longitude 240.90 °
Quad mc30 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin Strutt, John W., third Baron Rayleigh; British physicist (1842-1919).
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 9:59 AM

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