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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tarakan
Clean Name Tarakan
Feature ID 5865
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -40.88 °
Southmost Latitude -41.54 °
Eastmost Longitude 330.00 °
Westmost Longitude 329.12 °
Diameter 39.31 km
Center Latitude -41.21 °
Center Longitude 329.56 °
Northmost Latitude -40.88 °
Southmost Latitude -41.54 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.00 °
Westmost Longitude 30.88 °
Diameter 39.31 km
Center Latitude -41.21 °
Center Longitude 30.44 °
Northmost Latitude -40.87 °
Southmost Latitude -41.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 330.00 °
Westmost Longitude 329.10 °
Diameter 39.80 km
Center Latitude -41.16 °
Center Longitude 329.50 °
Northmost Latitude -40.87 °
Southmost Latitude -41.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.00 °
Westmost Longitude 30.90 °
Diameter 39.80 km
Center Latitude -41.16 °
Center Longitude 30.50 °
Quad mc26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Culture Indonesia
Origin Town in Indonesia (Borneo).
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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