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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Ulysses Tholus on Mars

Ulysses Tholus

Feature Name	Ulysses Tholus
Clean Name	Ulysses Tholus
Feature ID	14311
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	3.76 °
Southernmost Latitude	2.08 °
Easternmost Longitude	239.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	237.50 °
Diameter	101.70 km
Center Latitude	2.87 °
Center Longitude	238.40 °
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Northernmost Latitude	3.76 °
Southernmost Latitude	2.08 °
Easternmost Longitude	120.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	122.50 °
Diameter	101.70 km
Center Latitude	2.87 °
Center Longitude	121.60 °
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Northernmost Latitude	3.83 °
Southernmost Latitude	2.12 °
Easternmost Longitude	239.33 °
Westernmost Longitude	237.65 °
Diameter	102.47 km
Center Latitude	2.96 °
Center Longitude	238.50 °
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Northernmost Latitude	3.83 °
Southernmost Latitude	2.12 °
Easternmost Longitude	120.67 °
Westernmost Longitude	122.35 °
Diameter	102.47 km
Center Latitude	2.96 °
Center Longitude	121.50 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc09 [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 11:56 AM
Additional Information	Name introduced to represent the entire edifice. See the entry for Ulysses Patera.

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