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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Albor Tholus on Mars

Albor Tholus

Feature Name	Albor Tholus
Clean Name	Albor Tholus
Feature ID	166
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	19.98 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	152.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	149.00 °
Diameter	170.00 km
Center Latitude	18.79 °
Center Longitude	150.40 °
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Northernmost Latitude	19.98 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	208.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	211.00 °
Diameter	170.00 km
Center Latitude	18.79 °
Center Longitude	209.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((152 17.7030899046, 149 17.7030899046, 149 19.9817647544, 152 19.9817647544, 152 17.7030899046)))
Northernmost Latitude	19.99 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.63 °
Easternmost Longitude	151.88 °
Westernmost Longitude	149.06 °
Diameter	158.38 km
Center Latitude	18.87 °
Center Longitude	150.47 °
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Northernmost Latitude	19.99 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.63 °
Easternmost Longitude	208.12 °
Westernmost Longitude	210.94 °
Diameter	158.38 km
Center Latitude	18.87 °
Center Longitude	209.53 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc15 [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	1973
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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