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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Taxco
Clean Name Taxco
Feature ID 5888
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 20.81 °
Southmost Latitude 20.52 °
Eastmost Longitude 320.02 °
Westmost Longitude 319.71 °
Diameter 17.36 km
Center Latitude 20.67 °
Center Longitude 319.87 °
Northmost Latitude 20.81 °
Southmost Latitude 20.52 °
Eastmost Longitude 39.98 °
Westmost Longitude 40.29 °
Diameter 17.36 km
Center Latitude 20.67 °
Center Longitude 40.13 °
Northmost Latitude 20.77 °
Southmost Latitude 20.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 319.90 °
Westmost Longitude 319.60 °
Diameter 17.50 km
Center Latitude 20.68 °
Center Longitude 319.80 °
Northmost Latitude 20.77 °
Southmost Latitude 20.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.10 °
Westmost Longitude 40.40 °
Diameter 17.50 km
Center Latitude 20.68 °
Center Longitude 40.20 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent North America
Culture Mexico
Origin Town in Mexico.
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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