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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nectaris Montes
Clean Name Nectaris Montes
Feature ID 15327
Target Mars
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -14.10 °
Southmost Latitude -15.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 307.38 °
Westmost Longitude 303.69 °
Diameter 220.00 km
Center Latitude -14.64 °
Center Longitude 305.35 °
Northmost Latitude -14.10 °
Southmost Latitude -15.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 52.62 °
Westmost Longitude 56.31 °
Diameter 220.00 km
Center Latitude -14.64 °
Center Longitude 54.65 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 26, 2015
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Classical martian albedo feature, Nectaris
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 May 26, 2015 3:29 PM

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