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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ius Mensa
Clean Name Ius Mensa
Feature ID 15439
Target Mars
Feature Type Mensa, mensae

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -8.01 °
Southmost Latitude -9.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 286.02 °
Westmost Longitude 283.33 °
Diameter 160.00 km
Center Latitude -8.60 °
Center Longitude 284.68 °
Northmost Latitude -8.01 °
Southmost Latitude -9.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 73.98 °
Westmost Longitude 76.67 °
Diameter 160.00 km
Center Latitude -8.60 °
Center Longitude 75.32 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 23, 2015
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin Classical martian albedo feature, Ius.
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 10:00 AM

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