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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Avarua
Clean Name Avarua
Feature ID 14740
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -35.50 °
Southmost Latitude -36.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 110.19 °
Westmost Longitude 109.15 °
Diameter 49.99 km
Center Latitude -35.93 °
Center Longitude 109.66 °
Northmost Latitude -35.50 °
Southmost Latitude -36.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 249.81 °
Westmost Longitude 250.85 °
Diameter 49.99 km
Center Latitude -35.93 °
Center Longitude 250.34 °
Northmost Latitude -35.17 °
Southmost Latitude -35.93 °
Eastmost Longitude 110.09 °
Westmost Longitude 109.09 °
Diameter 52.00 km
Center Latitude -35.58 °
Center Longitude 109.57 °
Northmost Latitude -35.17 °
Southmost Latitude -35.93 °
Eastmost Longitude 249.91 °
Westmost Longitude 250.91 °
Diameter 52.00 km
Center Latitude -35.58 °
Center Longitude 250.43 °
Quad mc28 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 21, 2010
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Cook Islands
Origin Town in the Cook Islands.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:59 AM

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