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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Reykholt
Clean Name Reykholt
Feature ID 5009
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 40.87 °
Southmost Latitude 39.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 274.30 °
Westmost Longitude 273.20 °
Diameter 53.20 km
Center Latitude 40.47 °
Center Longitude 273.70 °
Northmost Latitude 40.87 °
Southmost Latitude 39.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 85.70 °
Westmost Longitude 86.80 °
Diameter 53.20 km
Center Latitude 40.47 °
Center Longitude 86.30 °
Northmost Latitude 40.92 °
Southmost Latitude 40.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 274.44 °
Westmost Longitude 273.28 °
Diameter 52.17 km
Center Latitude 40.48 °
Center Longitude 273.86 °
Northmost Latitude 40.92 °
Southmost Latitude 40.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 85.56 °
Westmost Longitude 86.72 °
Diameter 52.17 km
Center Latitude 40.48 °
Center Longitude 86.14 °
Quad mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Culture Iceland
Origin Town in Iceland.
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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