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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Coprates Mensa
Clean Name Coprates Mensa
Feature ID 15438
Target Mars
Feature Type Mensa, mensae

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -10.90 °
Southmost Latitude -13.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 291.33 °
Westmost Longitude 287.20 °
Diameter 240.00 km
Center Latitude -12.20 °
Center Longitude 288.84 °
Northmost Latitude -10.90 °
Southmost Latitude -13.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 68.67 °
Westmost Longitude 72.80 °
Diameter 240.00 km
Center Latitude -12.20 °
Center Longitude 71.16 °
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, Coprates.
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 9:29 AM

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