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| Feature Name | Drake |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Drake |
| Feature ID | 16380 |
| Target | Mars |
| Feature Type | Crater, craters |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | -39.38 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | -40.34 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 40.43 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 39.16 ° |
| Diameter | 59.00 km |
| Center Latitude | -39.87 ° |
| Center Longitude | 39.78 ° |
| WKT String | POLYGON ((39.161 -39.775, 39.293 -39.478, 39.639 -39.368, 40.051 -39.407, 40.353 -39.599, 40.441 -39.879, 40.375 -40.077, 40.254 -40.225, 39.941 -40.346, 39.628 -40.324, 39.485 -40.28, 39.342 -40.203, 39.205 -40.016, 39.161 -39.775)) |
| Northmost Latitude | -39.38 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | -40.34 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 319.57 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 320.84 ° |
| Diameter | 59.00 km |
| Center Latitude | -39.87 ° |
| Center Longitude | 320.22 ° |
| WKT String | POLYGON ((39.161 -39.775, 39.293 -39.478, 39.639 -39.368, 40.051 -39.407, 40.353 -39.599, 40.441 -39.879, 40.375 -40.077, 40.254 -40.225, 39.941 -40.346, 39.628 -40.324, 39.485 -40.28, 39.342 -40.203, 39.205 -40.016, 39.161 -39.775)) |
| Quad | mc27 [pdf] |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Feb 03, 2025 |
| Continent | North America |
| Ethnicity | United States |
| Origin | Michael J.; British-American planetary scientist (1946-2011). |
| Reference | [851] - Remembering Mike Drake, by John Jones, Kevin Righter, Nancy Chabot, and Stein Jacobsen: Meteoritics and Planetary Science, vol. 50, issue 4, 523-529, April 2015. |
| Updated | Feb 03, 2025 11:18 PM |
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