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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Wislicenus
Clean Name Wislicenus
Feature ID 6565
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -16.98 °
Southmost Latitude -19.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 12.63 °
Westmost Longitude 10.14 °
Diameter 140.15 km
Center Latitude -18.17 °
Center Longitude 11.39 °
Northmost Latitude -16.98 °
Southmost Latitude -19.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 347.37 °
Westmost Longitude 349.86 °
Diameter 140.15 km
Center Latitude -18.17 °
Center Longitude 348.61 °
Northmost Latitude -17.01 °
Southmost Latitude -19.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 12.60 °
Westmost Longitude 10.10 °
Diameter 139.00 km
Center Latitude -18.20 °
Center Longitude 11.40 °
Northmost Latitude -17.01 °
Southmost Latitude -19.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 347.40 °
Westmost Longitude 349.90 °
Diameter 139.00 km
Center Latitude -18.20 °
Center Longitude 348.60 °
Quad mc20 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Germany
Origin Walter; German astronomer (1859-1905).
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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