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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Newton Tholus on Mars

Newton Tholus

Feature Name	Newton Tholus
Clean Name	Newton Tholus
Feature ID	15931
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	MDIM 2.1
Northernmost Latitude	-40.04 °
Southernmost Latitude	-41.03 °
Easternmost Longitude	195.67 °
Westernmost Longitude	193.84 °
Diameter	80.39 km
Center Latitude	-40.48 °
Center Longitude	194.89 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-40.04 °
Southernmost Latitude	-41.03 °
Easternmost Longitude	164.33 °
Westernmost Longitude	166.16 °
Diameter	80.39 km
Center Latitude	-40.48 °
Center Longitude	165.11 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Great Britain
Quad	mc24 [pdf]
Reference	[68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Aug 18, 2020
Origin	Named for nearby crater, Newton.
Last Updated	Aug 19, 2020 6:01 PM

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