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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Alba Mons on Mars

Alba Mons

Feature Name	Alba Mons
Clean Name	Alba Mons
Feature ID	14306
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	45.63 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.53 °
Easternmost Longitude	255.21 °
Westernmost Longitude	243.71 °
Diameter	548.02 km
Center Latitude	41.08 °
Center Longitude	249.29 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((251.7634525299072 37.05350303649902, 249.4568538665771 36.53370475769043, 246.4030475616455 36.63116645812988, 245.2378749847412 37.18446159362793, 244.1614208221436 38.77533149719238, 243.7066020965576 40.72456932067871, 243.9340114593506 42.41390800476074, 244.6812191009521 43.74588966369629, 245.9807109832764 44.68802070617676, 247.5725917816162 45.3052806854248, 249.1969547271729 45.63015174865723, 251.6335048675537 45.53269004821777, 253.4527912139893 45.17532920837402, 254.5898494720459 44.36314582824707, 255.1421337127686 43.25857734680176, 255.2071056365967 40.39969444274902, 254.2324886322021 38.3854808807373, 251.7634525299072 37.05350303649902)))
Northernmost Latitude	45.63 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.53 °
Easternmost Longitude	104.79 °
Westernmost Longitude	116.29 °
Diameter	548.02 km
Center Latitude	41.08 °
Center Longitude	110.71 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((251.7634525299072 37.05350303649902, 249.4568538665771 36.53370475769043, 246.4030475616455 36.63116645812988, 245.2378749847412 37.18446159362793, 244.1614208221436 38.77533149719238, 243.7066020965576 40.72456932067871, 243.9340114593506 42.41390800476074, 244.6812191009521 43.74588966369629, 245.9807109832764 44.68802070617676, 247.5725917816162 45.3052806854248, 249.1969547271729 45.63015174865723, 251.6335048675537 45.53269004821777, 253.4527912139893 45.17532920837402, 254.5898494720459 44.36314582824707, 255.1421337127686 43.25857734680176, 255.2071056365967 40.39969444274902, 254.2324886322021 38.3854808807373, 251.7634525299072 37.05350303649902)))
Northernmost Latitude	45.36 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.18 °
Easternmost Longitude	255.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	245.50 °
Diameter	530.00 km
Center Latitude	40.47 °
Center Longitude	250.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((255 36.1771041488, 245.5 36.1771041488, 245.5 45.361820235, 255 45.361820235, 255 36.1771041488)))
Northernmost Latitude	45.36 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.18 °
Easternmost Longitude	105.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	114.50 °
Diameter	530.00 km
Center Latitude	40.47 °
Center Longitude	109.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((255 36.1771041488, 245.5 36.1771041488, 245.5 45.361820235, 255 45.361820235, 255 36.1771041488)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc03 [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	Sep 19, 2007
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Sep 19, 2007 11:41 AM
Additional Information	Name introduced to represent the entire edifice. See the entry for Alba Patera.

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