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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cassini
Clean Name Cassini
Feature ID 1046
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 26.80 °
Southmost Latitude 19.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 35.86 °
Westmost Longitude 28.36 °
Diameter 408.23 km
Center Latitude 23.35 °
Center Longitude 32.11 °
Northmost Latitude 26.80 °
Southmost Latitude 19.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 324.14 °
Westmost Longitude 331.64 °
Diameter 408.23 km
Center Latitude 23.35 °
Center Longitude 327.89 °
Northmost Latitude 27.22 °
Southmost Latitude 19.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 36.00 °
Westmost Longitude 28.20 °
Diameter 412.00 km
Center Latitude 23.55 °
Center Longitude 31.80 °
Northmost Latitude 27.22 °
Southmost Latitude 19.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 324.00 °
Westmost Longitude 331.80 °
Diameter 412.00 km
Center Latitude 23.55 °
Center Longitude 328.20 °
Quad mc12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Italy
Origin Giovanni; Italian astronomer (1625-1712).
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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