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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Echus Chaos
Clean Name Echus Chaos
Feature ID 1711
Target Mars
Feature Type Chaos, chaoses

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 14.73 °
Southmost Latitude 6.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 285.90 °
Westmost Longitude 283.00 °
Diameter 473.00 km
Center Latitude 10.78 °
Center Longitude 285.20 °
Northmost Latitude 14.73 °
Southmost Latitude 6.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 74.10 °
Westmost Longitude 77.00 °
Diameter 473.00 km
Center Latitude 10.78 °
Center Longitude 74.80 °
Northmost Latitude 14.75 °
Southmost Latitude 6.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 286.14 °
Westmost Longitude 283.05 °
Diameter 480.51 km
Center Latitude 10.79 °
Center Longitude 285.28 °
Northmost Latitude 14.75 °
Southmost Latitude 6.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 73.86 °
Westmost Longitude 76.95 °
Diameter 480.51 km
Center Latitude 10.79 °
Center Longitude 74.72 °
Quad mc10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin From albedo feature Echus Lacus at 1N, 90W.
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 Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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