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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ceti Mensa
Clean Name Ceti Mensa
Feature ID 1115
Target Mars
Feature Type Mensa, mensae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -5.53 °
Southmost Latitude -6.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 284.10 °
Westmost Longitude 283.40 °
Diameter 44.00 km
Center Latitude -5.73 °
Center Longitude 283.70 °
Northmost Latitude -5.53 °
Southmost Latitude -6.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 75.90 °
Westmost Longitude 76.60 °
Diameter 44.00 km
Center Latitude -5.73 °
Center Longitude 76.30 °
Northmost Latitude -4.96 °
Southmost Latitude -6.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 285.09 °
Westmost Longitude 282.81 °
Diameter 133.95 km
Center Latitude -5.89 °
Center Longitude 283.98 °
Northmost Latitude -4.96 °
Southmost Latitude -6.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 74.91 °
Westmost Longitude 77.19 °
Diameter 133.95 km
Center Latitude -5.89 °
Center Longitude 76.02 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin Albedo feature Ceti Lacus.
Reference [71] - Mars and its Satellites, A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, 2nd edition, by Jürgen Blunck: Exposition Press, Smithtown, New York, 1982.
Updated Apr 22, 2014 9:59 AM
Additional Information Boundary expanded April 22, 2014.

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