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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Wirtz
Clean Name Wirtz
Feature ID 6564
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -47.22 °
Southmost Latitude -49.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 335.65 °
Westmost Longitude 332.60 °
Diameter 120.26 km
Center Latitude -48.24 °
Center Longitude 334.14 °
Northmost Latitude -47.22 °
Southmost Latitude -49.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 24.35 °
Westmost Longitude 27.40 °
Diameter 120.26 km
Center Latitude -48.24 °
Center Longitude 25.86 °
Northmost Latitude -47.16 °
Southmost Latitude -49.27 °
Eastmost Longitude 335.50 °
Westmost Longitude 332.50 °
Diameter 129.00 km
Center Latitude -48.26 °
Center Longitude 334.00 °
Northmost Latitude -47.16 °
Southmost Latitude -49.27 °
Eastmost Longitude 24.50 °
Westmost Longitude 27.50 °
Diameter 129.00 km
Center Latitude -48.26 °
Center Longitude 26.00 °
Quad mc26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Germany
Origin Carl Wilhelm; German astronomer (1876-1939).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:59 AM

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