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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Soochow
Clean Name Soochow
Feature ID 5647
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 17.01 °
Southmost Latitude 16.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 331.40 °
Westmost Longitude 330.90 °
Diameter 31.80 km
Center Latitude 16.71 °
Center Longitude 331.10 °
Northmost Latitude 17.01 °
Southmost Latitude 16.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 28.60 °
Westmost Longitude 29.10 °
Diameter 31.80 km
Center Latitude 16.71 °
Center Longitude 28.90 °
Northmost Latitude 16.98 °
Southmost Latitude 16.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 331.45 °
Westmost Longitude 330.92 °
Diameter 30.06 km
Center Latitude 16.73 °
Center Longitude 331.18 °
Northmost Latitude 16.98 °
Southmost Latitude 16.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 28.55 °
Westmost Longitude 29.08 °
Diameter 30.06 km
Center Latitude 16.73 °
Center Longitude 28.82 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Town in China (Kiangsu).
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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