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Planetary Names: Collis, colles: Candor Colles on Mars

Candor Colles

Feature Name	Candor Colles
Clean Name	Candor Colles
Feature ID	15034
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Collis, colles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	MDIM 2.1
Northernmost Latitude	-6.57 °
Southernmost Latitude	-6.67 °
Easternmost Longitude	284.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	284.06 °
Diameter	37.38 km
Center Latitude	-6.63 °
Center Longitude	284.43 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((284.06428527833 -6.6117095947266, 284.16041564943 -6.6336822509766, 284.21809387208 -6.643295288086, 284.29362487794 -6.6446685791016, 284.3952484131 -6.6089630126954, 284.4391937256 -6.577377319336, 284.45979309083 -6.5732574462891, 284.49824523927 -6.5924835205079, 284.52983093263 -6.6117095947266, 284.58476257325 -6.6158294677735, 284.6328277588 -6.6158294677735, 284.68089294435 -6.6158294677735, 284.69737243654 -6.6254425048829, 284.69737243654 -6.6364288330079, 284.68226623536 -6.6515350341798, 284.56828308107 -6.6584014892579, 284.5009918213 -6.665267944336, 284.41447448732 -6.6501617431641, 284.36778259279 -6.6487884521485, 284.31834411622 -6.6625213623048, 284.25379943849 -6.6680145263673, 284.18376159669 -6.6611480712891, 284.1054840088 -6.6378021240235, 284.07115173341 -6.6309356689454, 284.05879211427 -6.6199493408204, 284.06428527833 -6.6117095947266))
Northernmost Latitude	-6.57 °
Southernmost Latitude	-6.67 °
Easternmost Longitude	75.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	75.94 °
Diameter	37.38 km
Center Latitude	-6.63 °
Center Longitude	75.57 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((284.06428527833 -6.6117095947266, 284.16041564943 -6.6336822509766, 284.21809387208 -6.643295288086, 284.29362487794 -6.6446685791016, 284.3952484131 -6.6089630126954, 284.4391937256 -6.577377319336, 284.45979309083 -6.5732574462891, 284.49824523927 -6.5924835205079, 284.52983093263 -6.6117095947266, 284.58476257325 -6.6158294677735, 284.6328277588 -6.6158294677735, 284.68089294435 -6.6158294677735, 284.69737243654 -6.6254425048829, 284.69737243654 -6.6364288330079, 284.68226623536 -6.6515350341798, 284.56828308107 -6.6584014892579, 284.5009918213 -6.665267944336, 284.41447448732 -6.6501617431641, 284.36778259279 -6.6487884521485, 284.31834411622 -6.6625213623048, 284.25379943849 -6.6680145263673, 284.18376159669 -6.6611480712891, 284.1054840088 -6.6378021240235, 284.07115173341 -6.6309356689454, 284.05879211427 -6.6199493408204, 284.06428527833 -6.6117095947266))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc18 [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 18, 2012
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Sep 18, 2012 9:25 AM

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