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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vik
Clean Name Vik
Feature ID 6386
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -35.90 °
Southmost Latitude -36.27 °
Eastmost Longitude 296.30 °
Westmost Longitude 295.83 °
Diameter 22.32 km
Center Latitude -36.09 °
Center Longitude 296.06 °
Northmost Latitude -35.90 °
Southmost Latitude -36.27 °
Eastmost Longitude 63.70 °
Westmost Longitude 64.17 °
Diameter 22.32 km
Center Latitude -36.09 °
Center Longitude 63.94 °
Northmost Latitude -35.88 °
Southmost Latitude -36.28 °
Eastmost Longitude 296.20 °
Westmost Longitude 295.80 °
Diameter 23.00 km
Center Latitude -36.08 °
Center Longitude 296.00 °
Northmost Latitude -35.88 °
Southmost Latitude -36.28 °
Eastmost Longitude 63.80 °
Westmost Longitude 64.20 °
Diameter 23.00 km
Center Latitude -36.08 °
Center Longitude 64.00 °
Quad mc25 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Iceland
Origin Town in Iceland.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:59 AM

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