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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Wau
Clean Name Wau
Feature ID 6499
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -44.81 °
Southmost Latitude -44.92 °
Eastmost Longitude 317.47 °
Westmost Longitude 317.31 °
Diameter 6.79 km
Center Latitude -44.86 °
Center Longitude 317.39 °
Northmost Latitude -44.81 °
Southmost Latitude -44.92 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.53 °
Westmost Longitude 42.69 °
Diameter 6.79 km
Center Latitude -44.86 °
Center Longitude 42.61 °
Northmost Latitude -44.76 °
Southmost Latitude -44.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 317.40 °
Westmost Longitude 317.20 °
Diameter 6.00 km
Center Latitude -44.86 °
Center Longitude 317.30 °
Northmost Latitude -44.76 °
Southmost Latitude -44.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.60 °
Westmost Longitude 42.80 °
Diameter 6.00 km
Center Latitude -44.86 °
Center Longitude 42.70 °
Quad mc26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Papua New Guinea
Origin Town in Papua New Guinea.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Jan 22, 2026 10:30 PM
Additional Information On January 26, 2026, the Origin statement was changed from "Town in New Guinea" to "Town in Papua New Guinea" and the ET was changed from New Guinea to Papua New Guinea.

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