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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Syrtis Major Planitia]
Clean Name Syrtis Major Planitia
Feature ID 6910
Target Mars
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 19.78 °
Southmost Latitude -0.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 77.00 °
Westmost Longitude 62.00 °
Diameter 1262.00 km
Center Latitude 9.39 °
Center Longitude 69.50 °
Northmost Latitude 19.78 °
Southmost Latitude -0.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 283.00 °
Westmost Longitude 298.00 °
Diameter 1262.00 km
Center Latitude 9.39 °
Center Longitude 290.50 °
Quad mc13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Latin
Origin Classical albedo feature name; changed from Planitia to Planum 1982.
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 Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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