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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hesperus Tholus
Clean Name Hesperus Tholus
Feature ID 15934
Target Mars
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -36.59 °
Southmost Latitude -38.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 140.22 °
Westmost Longitude 137.33 °
Diameter 135.00 km
Center Latitude -37.56 °
Center Longitude 138.72 °
Northmost Latitude -36.59 °
Southmost Latitude -38.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 219.78 °
Westmost Longitude 222.67 °
Diameter 135.00 km
Center Latitude -37.56 °
Center Longitude 221.28 °
Quad mc29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 18, 2020
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Classical albedo feature, Hesperus.
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 Aug 19, 2020 7:40 PM

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