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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rongxar
Clean Name Rongxar
Feature ID 5184
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 26.53 °
Southmost Latitude 26.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 304.70 °
Westmost Longitude 304.30 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude 26.33 °
Center Longitude 304.50 °
Northmost Latitude 26.53 °
Southmost Latitude 26.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 55.30 °
Westmost Longitude 55.70 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude 26.33 °
Center Longitude 55.50 °
Northmost Latitude 26.51 °
Southmost Latitude 26.15 °
Eastmost Longitude 304.76 °
Westmost Longitude 304.36 °
Diameter 21.63 km
Center Latitude 26.33 °
Center Longitude 304.56 °
Northmost Latitude 26.51 °
Southmost Latitude 26.15 °
Eastmost Longitude 55.24 °
Westmost Longitude 55.64 °
Diameter 21.63 km
Center Latitude 26.33 °
Center Longitude 55.44 °
Quad mc10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1987
Continent Asia
Culture Tibet
Origin Small village in Tibet, near Mt. Everest.
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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