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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Noctis Tholus on Mars

Noctis Tholus

Feature Name	Noctis Tholus
Clean Name	Noctis Tholus
Feature ID	15704
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	MDIM 2.1
Northernmost Latitude	-12.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	-12.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	261.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	261.60 °
Diameter	18.00 km
Center Latitude	-12.30 °
Center Longitude	261.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((261.9109210968042 -12.21662902831881, 261.8707485198999 -12.2018985748276, 261.8493213653589 -12.21261215209811, 261.8332538604761 -12.23135948181002, 261.8024539947534 -12.24742889404147, 261.7676372528101 -12.24742889404147, 261.7448711395288 -12.23671531677096, 261.6953258514429 -12.24073219299166, 261.66318702698 -12.27153205871432, 261.6471195220972 -12.32509613036959, 261.6404209136987 -12.36259078979342, 261.6564922332788 -12.39472961425631, 261.6738986969019 -12.41213798522799, 261.707376480105 -12.43088531493991, 261.7368373870874 -12.42820739745944, 261.7743320465112 -12.43088531493991, 261.8024539947534 -12.44293785095065, 261.8319149017358 -12.43088531493991, 261.8694095611597 -12.41481590270846, 261.8881587982202 -12.39874649047701, 261.9082431793237 -12.36259078979342, 261.9202976226831 -12.32643508910983, 261.9269924163843 -12.26081848144381, 261.9109210968042 -12.21662902831881)))
Northernmost Latitude	-12.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	-12.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	98.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	98.40 °
Diameter	18.00 km
Center Latitude	-12.30 °
Center Longitude	98.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((261.9109210968042 -12.21662902831881, 261.8707485198999 -12.2018985748276, 261.8493213653589 -12.21261215209811, 261.8332538604761 -12.23135948181002, 261.8024539947534 -12.24742889404147, 261.7676372528101 -12.24742889404147, 261.7448711395288 -12.23671531677096, 261.6953258514429 -12.24073219299166, 261.66318702698 -12.27153205871432, 261.6471195220972 -12.32509613036959, 261.6404209136987 -12.36259078979342, 261.6564922332788 -12.39472961425631, 261.6738986969019 -12.41213798522799, 261.707376480105 -12.43088531493991, 261.7368373870874 -12.42820739745944, 261.7743320465112 -12.43088531493991, 261.8024539947534 -12.44293785095065, 261.8319149017358 -12.43088531493991, 261.8694095611597 -12.41481590270846, 261.8881587982202 -12.39874649047701, 261.9082431793237 -12.36259078979342, 261.9202976226831 -12.32643508910983, 261.9269924163843 -12.26081848144381, 261.9109210968042 -12.21662902831881)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc17 [pdf]
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.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Nov 06, 2017
Origin	Classical albedo feature name, Noctis Lacus.
Last Updated	Nov 06, 2017 4:01 PM

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