Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Colles Nili
Clean Name Colles Nili
Feature ID 1270
Target Mars
Feature Type Collis, colles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 40.60 °
Southmost Latitude 36.65 °
Eastmost Longitude 69.70 °
Westmost Longitude 55.78 °
Diameter 653.67 km
Center Latitude 38.72 °
Center Longitude 62.88 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin From classical albedo feature Portus Nili, at 38N, 295W.
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 Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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