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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Alba Catena
Clean Name Alba Catena
Feature ID 157
Target Mars
Feature Type Catena, catenae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 36.18 °
Southmost Latitude 33.79 °
Eastmost Longitude 245.40 °
Westmost Longitude 245.20 °
Diameter 144.00 km
Center Latitude 34.98 °
Center Longitude 245.30 °
Northmost Latitude 36.18 °
Southmost Latitude 33.79 °
Eastmost Longitude 114.60 °
Westmost Longitude 114.80 °
Diameter 144.00 km
Center Latitude 34.98 °
Center Longitude 114.70 °
Northmost Latitude 36.26 °
Southmost Latitude 33.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 245.44 °
Westmost Longitude 245.35 °
Diameter 144.86 km
Center Latitude 35.04 °
Center Longitude 245.42 °
Northmost Latitude 36.26 °
Southmost Latitude 33.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 114.56 °
Westmost Longitude 114.65 °
Diameter 144.86 km
Center Latitude 35.04 °
Center Longitude 114.58 °
Quad mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin Classical albedo name.
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 Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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