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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Wassamu
Clean Name Wassamu
Feature ID 6494
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 25.71 °
Southmost Latitude 25.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 306.95 °
Westmost Longitude 306.65 °
Diameter 16.30 km
Center Latitude 25.57 °
Center Longitude 306.79 °
Northmost Latitude 25.71 °
Southmost Latitude 25.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 53.05 °
Westmost Longitude 53.35 °
Diameter 16.30 km
Center Latitude 25.57 °
Center Longitude 53.21 °
Northmost Latitude 25.73 °
Southmost Latitude 25.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 306.90 °
Westmost Longitude 306.50 °
Diameter 17.50 km
Center Latitude 25.54 °
Center Longitude 306.70 °
Northmost Latitude 25.73 °
Southmost Latitude 25.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 53.10 °
Westmost Longitude 53.50 °
Diameter 17.50 km
Center Latitude 25.54 °
Center Longitude 53.30 °
Quad mc10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Culture Japan
Origin Town in Japan.
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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