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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lucus Planum
Clean Name Lucus Planum
Feature ID 3506
Target Mars
Feature Type Planum, plana

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 1.98 °
Southmost Latitude -9.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 190.00 °
Westmost Longitude 175.50 °
Diameter 864.00 km
Center Latitude -3.95 °
Center Longitude 182.00 °
Northmost Latitude 1.98 °
Southmost Latitude -9.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 170.00 °
Westmost Longitude 184.50 °
Diameter 864.00 km
Center Latitude -3.95 °
Center Longitude 178.00 °
Northmost Latitude 2.25 °
Southmost Latitude -11.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 190.43 °
Westmost Longitude 175.56 °
Diameter 899.87 km
Center Latitude -4.99 °
Center Longitude 182.83 °
Northmost Latitude 2.25 °
Southmost Latitude -11.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 169.57 °
Westmost Longitude 184.44 °
Diameter 899.87 km
Center Latitude -4.99 °
Center Longitude 177.17 °
Quad mc16 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Culture Italy
Origin Albedo feature name.
Reference [57] - Map of albedo features of Mars, (plates 2-5), in La Planéte Mars, by E.M. Antoniadi: Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie., Paris, 1930.
Updated May 18, 2018 2:11 PM

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