Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Meridiani Planum
Clean Name	Meridiani Planum
Feature ID	3854
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Planum, plana

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	8.40 °
Southmost Latitude	-3.46 °
Eastmost Longitude	348.50 °
Westmost Longitude	8.00 °
Diameter	1100.00 km
Center Latitude	0.20 °
Center Longitude	357.50 °
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Northmost Latitude	8.40 °
Southmost Latitude	-3.46 °
Eastmost Longitude	11.50 °
Westmost Longitude	352.00 °
Diameter	1100.00 km
Center Latitude	0.20 °
Center Longitude	2.50 °
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Northmost Latitude	8.78 °
Southmost Latitude	-4.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	7.00 °
Westmost Longitude	349.10 °
Diameter	1058.53 km
Center Latitude	-0.04 °
Center Longitude	356.86 °
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Northmost Latitude	8.78 °
Southmost Latitude	-4.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	353.00 °
Westmost Longitude	10.90 °
Diameter	1058.53 km
Center Latitude	-0.04 °
Center Longitude	3.14 °
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Quad	mc19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Latin
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
Reference	[71] - Mars and its Satellites, A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, 2nd edition, by Jürgen Blunck: Exposition Press, Smithtown, New York, 1982.
Updated	Jun 07, 2018 1:27 PM

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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