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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Hilo]
Clean Name Hilo
Feature ID 6842
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -44.46 °
Southmost Latitude -44.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 324.50 °
Westmost Longitude 324.50 °
Diameter 20.00 km
Center Latitude -44.46 °
Center Longitude 324.50 °
Northmost Latitude -44.46 °
Southmost Latitude -44.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 35.50 °
Westmost Longitude 35.50 °
Diameter 20.00 km
Center Latitude -44.46 °
Center Longitude 35.50 °
Quad mc26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1976
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Town in Hawaii, USA. Name dropped because crater cannot be located on imagery.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 30, 2008 9:57 PM

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