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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Chryse Planitia on Mars

Chryse Planitia

Feature Name	Chryse Planitia
Clean Name	Chryse Planitia
Feature ID	1203
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	37.67 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.86 °
Easternmost Longitude	335.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	305.00 °
Diameter	1700.00 km
Center Latitude	26.73 °
Center Longitude	320.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((335 11.8631652784, 305 11.8631652784, 305 37.6722827754, 335 37.6722827754, 335 11.8631652784)))
Northernmost Latitude	37.67 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.86 °
Easternmost Longitude	25.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	55.00 °
Diameter	1700.00 km
Center Latitude	26.73 °
Center Longitude	40.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((335 11.8631652784, 305 11.8631652784, 305 37.6722827754, 335 37.6722827754, 335 11.8631652784)))
Northernmost Latitude	39.61 °
Southernmost Latitude	14.85 °
Easternmost Longitude	333.93 °
Westernmost Longitude	305.23 °
Diameter	1542.44 km
Center Latitude	28.43 °
Center Longitude	319.69 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((327.9010410308838 16.50025367736816, 322.8851680755615 14.84945869445801, 317.0439014434814 15.23041343688965, 312.4089794158936 17.32565116882324, 309.1708850860596 20.62723731994629, 305.9327907562256 24.50025367736816, 305.2343769073486 28.05580711364746, 305.8692989349365 33.13517189025879, 307.7740573883057 36.88120460510254, 310.0597743988037 38.34152030944824, 312.9169178009033 39.23040962219238, 317.5518360137939 39.61136054992676, 320.9557857513428 39.16362571716309, 324.0915203094482 37.8970775604248, 328.7264385223389 35.73834800720215, 332.0632228851318 32.99283027648926, 333.5177669525146 29.90743064880371, 333.9327869415283 26.40501594543457, 332.5994548797607 22.08755302429199, 330.1867580413818 18.72247505187988, 327.9010410308838 16.50025367736816)))
Northernmost Latitude	39.61 °
Southernmost Latitude	14.85 °
Easternmost Longitude	26.07 °
Westernmost Longitude	54.77 °
Diameter	1542.44 km
Center Latitude	28.43 °
Center Longitude	40.31 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((327.9010410308838 16.50025367736816, 322.8851680755615 14.84945869445801, 317.0439014434814 15.23041343688965, 312.4089794158936 17.32565116882324, 309.1708850860596 20.62723731994629, 305.9327907562256 24.50025367736816, 305.2343769073486 28.05580711364746, 305.8692989349365 33.13517189025879, 307.7740573883057 36.88120460510254, 310.0597743988037 38.34152030944824, 312.9169178009033 39.23040962219238, 317.5518360137939 39.61136054992676, 320.9557857513428 39.16362571716309, 324.0915203094482 37.8970775604248, 328.7264385223389 35.73834800720215, 332.0632228851318 32.99283027648926, 333.5177669525146 29.90743064880371, 333.9327869415283 26.40501594543457, 332.5994548797607 22.08755302429199, 330.1867580413818 18.72247505187988, 327.9010410308838 16.50025367736816)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc11 [pdf]
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.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1973
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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