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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Olympus Maculae
Clean Name Olympus Maculae
Feature ID 15705
Target Mars
Feature Type Macula, maculae

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 17.73 °
Southmost Latitude 17.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 218.26 °
Westmost Longitude 216.10 °
Diameter 124.00 km
Center Latitude 17.36 °
Center Longitude 217.16 °
Northmost Latitude 17.73 °
Southmost Latitude 17.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 141.74 °
Westmost Longitude 143.90 °
Diameter 124.00 km
Center Latitude 17.36 °
Center Longitude 142.84 °
Quad mc08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 29, 2017
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Classical albedo feature 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 Nov 29, 2017 8:41 AM

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