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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Canaveral
Clean Name Canaveral
Feature ID 996
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 46.76 °
Southmost Latitude 46.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 135.80 °
Westmost Longitude 135.80 °
Diameter 3.30 km
Center Latitude 46.76 °
Center Longitude 135.80 °
Northmost Latitude 46.76 °
Southmost Latitude 46.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 224.20 °
Westmost Longitude 224.20 °
Diameter 3.30 km
Center Latitude 46.76 °
Center Longitude 224.20 °
Northmost Latitude 46.86 °
Southmost Latitude 46.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 135.87 °
Westmost Longitude 135.79 °
Diameter 3.18 km
Center Latitude 46.83 °
Center Longitude 135.83 °
Northmost Latitude 46.86 °
Southmost Latitude 46.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 224.13 °
Westmost Longitude 224.21 °
Diameter 3.18 km
Center Latitude 46.83 °
Center Longitude 224.17 °
Quad mc07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin American launch site.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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