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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ruby
Clean Name Ruby
Feature ID 5214
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -24.94 °
Southmost Latitude -25.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 343.10 °
Westmost Longitude 342.60 °
Diameter 27.30 km
Center Latitude -25.24 °
Center Longitude 342.90 °
Northmost Latitude -24.94 °
Southmost Latitude -25.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 16.90 °
Westmost Longitude 17.40 °
Diameter 27.30 km
Center Latitude -25.24 °
Center Longitude 17.10 °
Northmost Latitude -25.01 °
Southmost Latitude -25.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 343.17 °
Westmost Longitude 342.68 °
Diameter 26.43 km
Center Latitude -25.24 °
Center Longitude 342.93 °
Northmost Latitude -25.01 °
Southmost Latitude -25.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 16.83 °
Westmost Longitude 17.32 °
Diameter 26.43 km
Center Latitude -25.24 °
Center Longitude 17.07 °
Quad mc19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Town in South Carolina, USA.
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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