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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Zhigou
Clean Name Zhigou
Feature ID 6730
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -28.96 °
Southmost Latitude -29.24 °
Eastmost Longitude 257.62 °
Westmost Longitude 257.20 °
Diameter 21.86 km
Center Latitude -29.10 °
Center Longitude 257.41 °
Northmost Latitude -28.96 °
Southmost Latitude -29.24 °
Eastmost Longitude 102.38 °
Westmost Longitude 102.80 °
Diameter 21.86 km
Center Latitude -29.10 °
Center Longitude 102.59 °
Northmost Latitude -28.91 °
Southmost Latitude -29.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 257.60 °
Westmost Longitude 257.10 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude -29.11 °
Center Longitude 257.30 °
Northmost Latitude -28.91 °
Southmost Latitude -29.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 102.40 °
Westmost Longitude 102.90 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude -29.11 °
Center Longitude 102.70 °
Quad mc17 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Town in China.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:59 AM

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