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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Anseris Cavus]
Clean Name Anseris Cavus
Feature ID 6781
Target Mars
Feature Type Cavus, cavi

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -29.71 °
Southmost Latitude -29.71 °
Eastmost Longitude 95.50 °
Westmost Longitude 95.50 °
Diameter 35.00 km
Center Latitude -29.71 °
Center Longitude 95.50 °
Northmost Latitude -29.71 °
Southmost Latitude -29.71 °
Eastmost Longitude 264.50 °
Westmost Longitude 264.50 °
Diameter 35.00 km
Center Latitude -29.71 °
Center Longitude 264.50 °
Quad mc22 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1994
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin Named for albedo feature Anseris Fons. Same feature as Peraea Cavus.
Reference [71] - Mars and its Satellites, A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, 2nd edition, by Jürgen Blunck: Exposition Press, Smithtown, New York, 1982.
Updated Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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