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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Hesperus Tholus on Mars

Hesperus Tholus

Feature Name	Hesperus Tholus
Clean Name	Hesperus Tholus
Feature ID	15934
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	MDIM 2.1
Northernmost Latitude	-36.59 °
Southernmost Latitude	-38.53 °
Easternmost Longitude	140.22 °
Westernmost Longitude	137.33 °
Diameter	135.00 km
Center Latitude	-37.56 °
Center Longitude	138.72 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((137.25274537504 -38.273757481947, 137.28021119535 -38.054030919447, 137.52740357817 -37.081740880385, 137.99981568754 -36.93891861476, 138.63537476957 -36.966384435073, 139.10229371488 -36.999343419448, 139.57470582426 -37.120193028823, 139.87133668363 -37.367385411635, 140.15148805082 -37.614577794448, 140.17346070707 -37.955153966323, 139.90429566801 -38.19136002101, 139.57470582426 -38.416579747573, 139.18469117582 -38.581374669448, 138.69579957426 -38.597854161635, 138.30029176176 -38.597854161635, 137.78942750394 -38.597854161635, 137.62463258207 -38.509963536635, 137.25274537504 -38.273757481947))
Northernmost Latitude	-36.59 °
Southernmost Latitude	-38.53 °
Easternmost Longitude	219.78 °
Westernmost Longitude	222.67 °
Diameter	135.00 km
Center Latitude	-37.56 °
Center Longitude	221.28 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((137.25274537504 -38.273757481947, 137.28021119535 -38.054030919447, 137.52740357817 -37.081740880385, 137.99981568754 -36.93891861476, 138.63537476957 -36.966384435073, 139.10229371488 -36.999343419448, 139.57470582426 -37.120193028823, 139.87133668363 -37.367385411635, 140.15148805082 -37.614577794448, 140.17346070707 -37.955153966323, 139.90429566801 -38.19136002101, 139.57470582426 -38.416579747573, 139.18469117582 -38.581374669448, 138.69579957426 -38.597854161635, 138.30029176176 -38.597854161635, 137.78942750394 -38.597854161635, 137.62463258207 -38.509963536635, 137.25274537504 -38.273757481947))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc29 [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	Aug 18, 2020
Origin	Classical albedo feature, Hesperus.
Last Updated	Aug 19, 2020 7:40 PM

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