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Planetary Names: Collis, colles: Colles Nili on Mars

Colles Nili

Feature Name	Colles Nili
Clean Name	Colles Nili
Feature ID	1270
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Collis, colles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	41.16 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	70.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	56.00 °
Diameter	645.00 km
Center Latitude	38.67 °
Center Longitude	62.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((70 36.6753984651, 56 36.6753984651, 56 41.1645304614, 70 41.1645304614, 70 36.6753984651)))
Northernmost Latitude	41.16 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	290.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	304.00 °
Diameter	645.00 km
Center Latitude	38.67 °
Center Longitude	297.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((70 36.6753984651, 56 36.6753984651, 56 41.1645304614, 70 41.1645304614, 70 36.6753984651)))
Northernmost Latitude	40.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.65 °
Easternmost Longitude	69.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	55.78 °
Diameter	653.67 km
Center Latitude	38.72 °
Center Longitude	62.88 °
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Northernmost Latitude	40.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.65 °
Easternmost Longitude	290.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	304.22 °
Diameter	653.67 km
Center Latitude	38.72 °
Center Longitude	297.12 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	mc06 [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	1988
Origin	From classical albedo feature Portus Nili, at 38N, 295W.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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