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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bjerknes
Clean Name Bjerknes
Feature ID 760
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -42.26 °
Southmost Latitude -43.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 172.40 °
Westmost Longitude 170.30 °
Diameter 94.00 km
Center Latitude -43.06 °
Center Longitude 171.40 °
Northmost Latitude -42.26 °
Southmost Latitude -43.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 187.60 °
Westmost Longitude 189.70 °
Diameter 94.00 km
Center Latitude -43.06 °
Center Longitude 188.60 °
Northmost Latitude -42.26 °
Southmost Latitude -43.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 172.51 °
Westmost Longitude 170.46 °
Diameter 88.64 km
Center Latitude -43.01 °
Center Longitude 171.48 °
Northmost Latitude -42.26 °
Southmost Latitude -43.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 187.49 °
Westmost Longitude 189.54 °
Diameter 88.64 km
Center Latitude -43.01 °
Center Longitude 188.52 °
Quad mc29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Culture Norway
Origin Vilhelm F.; Norwegian physicist (1862-1951).
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 9:58 AM

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