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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tignish
Clean Name Tignish
Feature ID 5998
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -30.56 °
Southmost Latitude -30.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 87.25 °
Westmost Longitude 86.84 °
Diameter 20.98 km
Center Latitude -30.74 °
Center Longitude 87.04 °
Northmost Latitude -30.56 °
Southmost Latitude -30.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 272.75 °
Westmost Longitude 273.16 °
Diameter 20.98 km
Center Latitude -30.74 °
Center Longitude 272.96 °
Northmost Latitude -30.50 °
Southmost Latitude -30.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 87.10 °
Westmost Longitude 86.70 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude -30.70 °
Center Longitude 86.90 °
Northmost Latitude -30.50 °
Southmost Latitude -30.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 272.90 °
Westmost Longitude 273.30 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude -30.70 °
Center Longitude 273.10 °
Quad mc28 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent North America
Ethnicity Canada
Origin Town in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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