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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Melas Mensa
Clean Name Melas Mensa
Feature ID 15437
Target Mars
Feature Type Mensa, mensae

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -9.15 °
Southmost Latitude -12.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 287.38 °
Westmost Longitude 283.73 °
Diameter 245.00 km
Center Latitude -10.72 °
Center Longitude 285.85 °
Northmost Latitude -9.15 °
Southmost Latitude -12.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 72.62 °
Westmost Longitude 76.27 °
Diameter 245.00 km
Center Latitude -10.72 °
Center Longitude 74.15 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 23, 2015
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Classical martian albedo feature, Melas.
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 Nov 23, 2015 10:06 AM

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