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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Karoo

Basic Info

Feature Name Karoo
Clean Name Karoo
Feature ID 2931
Target Mathilde
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 33.50 °
Southmost Latitude 33.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.40 °
Westmost Longitude 98.40 °
Diameter 33.40 km
Center Latitude 33.50 °
Center Longitude 98.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent Africa
Ethnicity South Africa
Origin South African coal basin.
Reference [150] - Concise Guide to World Coalfields, compiled by World Coal Resources and Reserves Data Bank Services: International Energy Agency, London, 1983.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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